Reader Polls — October 2026

Our active monthly reader polls. Take part anonymously via the popup, or here directly via "Take Part" as a registered user — not a pollster, not a representative sample, but an interesting look at our community. Runs from the 1st to the end of each month, then the next round starts automatically.

Reader Generic Ballot live

“If the 2026 midterms were held today, which party would you vote for?”

Result by party

1835 votes
1Democrats77.5%
2Republicans16.4%
3Independent5.1%
4Other / Undecided0.9%

Most Important Issues live

“What are the most important issues for you?” — up to 3 issues, registered users only

Result

407 votes
1Inflation & Cost of Living56.5%
2Democracy & Institutions36.6%
3Economy & Jobs32.4%
4Healthcare28.7%
5Social Security & Medicare23.6%
6Climate & Energy17.7%
7National Debt & Spending16.5%
8Immigration15.0%
9Foreign Policy & National Security14.5%
10Education10.6%
11Crime & Public Safety7.1%
12Gun Policy6.1%
13Abortion5.7%

2028 Presidential Hypothesis live

“If the 2028 presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?” — registered users only

Result

693 votes
1Gavin Newsom (D)27.4%
2Someone else / Undecided23.2%
3Josh Shapiro (D)15.3%
4Kamala Harris (D)15.0%
5JD Vance (R)11.1%
6Gretchen Whitmer (D)5.2%
7Ron DeSantis (R)2.7%

Don't miss out — register for free

Register for the monthly reader polls and see your own vote history in your account.

Note: these reader polls are not a scientific, representative survey — they only reflect the votes of our website visitors. For the official, pollster-based figures see our Generic Ballot tracker.

LIVE
Generic Ballot Democrats49.3% Republicans41.9% D+7.4 Trump Approval Approve37% Disapprove60% Senate D47 R53 House D213 R222 Generic Ballot Tracker Trump Approval Senate 2026 House 2026 Latest Analysis

Polling Alerts

Get notified the moment new polling data drops — right in your browser, no spam.

USPollingData App
Free · Offline · No App Store