Reader Polls — September 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

2075 votes
1Democrats78.2%
2Republicans16.8%
3Independent4.0%
4Other / Undecided1.1%

Most Important Issues live

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

Result

383 votes
1Inflation & Cost of Living54.0%
2Economy & Jobs40.2%
3Democracy & Institutions35.5%
4Healthcare30.8%
5Social Security & Medicare23.2%
6Climate & Energy19.6%
7National Debt & Spending18.8%
8Foreign Policy & National Security12.5%
9Immigration11.2%
10Education8.4%
11Crime & Public Safety5.0%
12Abortion5.0%
13Gun Policy3.7%

2028 Presidential Hypothesis live

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

Result

698 votes
1Gavin Newsom (D)25.2%
2Someone else / Undecided23.4%
3Kamala Harris (D)17.6%
4Josh Shapiro (D)14.6%
5JD Vance (R)9.9%
6Gretchen Whitmer (D)6.3%
7Ron DeSantis (R)3.0%

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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.

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Generic Ballot Democrats49.3% Republicans41.9% D+7.4 Trump Approval Approve38% Disapprove59% Senate D47 R53 House D213 R222 Generic Ballot Tracker Trump Approval Senate 2026 House 2026 Latest Analysis
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