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       Election 2014                         See also: Ratings of Congress

Gallup Poll. Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2014. N=1,590 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"Please tell me whether you think each of the following political office-holders deserves to be reelected, or not.

"How about the U.S. representative in your congressional district?"

10/29 - 11/2/14

8/7-10/14

4/24-30/14

1/5-8/14

11/3-4/12

11/28 - 12/1/11

8/4-7/11

5/12-15/11

"How about most members of Congress?"

10/29 - 11/2/14

8/7-10/14

4/24-30/14

1/5-8/14

11/3-4/12

11/28 - 12/1/11

8/4-7/11

5/12-15/11

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2014. N=1,200 registered voters nationwide (margin of error ± 2.8), including 826 likely voters (± 3.4).

"What is your preference for the outcome of Tuesday's congressional elections: a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats?" Options rotated
9/14 & earlier: "What is your preference for the outcome of this year's congressional elections: a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats?"

Likely voters:

10/30 - 11/1/14

10/8-12/14

Registered voters:

10/30 - 11/1/14

10/8-12/14

9/3-7/14

7/30 - 8/3/14

6/11-15/14

4/23-27/14

3/5-9/14

1/22-25/14

12/4-8/13

10/25-28/13

10/7-9/13

9/5-8/13

7/17-21/13

5/30 - 6/2/13

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Oct. 25-27, 2014. N=1,005 registered voters nationwide (margin of error ± 3), including 734 likely voters (± 3.5).

"If the election for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate in your district or the Republican candidate in your district?" If unsure: "Well, if you had to vote, which way would you lean?" Options rotated

Likely voters:

10/25-27/14

10/12-14/14

9/28-30/14

9/7-9/14

Registered voters:

10/25-27/14

10/12-14/14

9/28-30/14

9/7-9/14

8/10-12/14

7/20-22/14

6/21-23/14

6/1-3/14

5/10, 12 & 13/14

4/13-15/14

3/2-4/14

1/19-21/14

12/14-16/13

11/10-12/13

10/20-22/13

CBS News Poll. Oct. 23-27, 2014. N=624 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

"If the 2014 election for U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate in your district?" If depends/unsure: "Well as of today, do you lean more toward the Republican candidate or more toward the Democratic candidate?" Options rotated

10/23-27/14

10/3-6/14

9/12-15/14

CNN/ORC Poll. Oct. 24-26, 2014. N=921 registered voters nationwide (margin of error ± 3), including 540 likely voters (± 4).

"If the elections for Congress were being held today, which party's candidate would you vote for in your congressional district?" If unsure: "As of today, who do you lean more toward?"

Likely voters:

10/24-26/14

9/25-28/14

9/5-7/14

Registered voters:

10/24-26/14

9/25-28/14

9/5-7/14

7/18-20/14

5/29 - 6/1/14

5/2-4/14

12/16-19/13

11/18-20/13

10/18-20/13

USA Today Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 23-26, 2014. N=968 registered voters nationwide (margin of error ± 3.6), including 697 likely voters (± 4.3).

"If the elections for U.S. Congress were being held TODAY, would you vote for the Republican Party's candidate OR the Democratic Party's candidate for Congress in your congressional district?" If unsure: "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more to the the Republican Party's candidate OR the Democratic Party's candidate for U.S. Congress in your district?" Options rotated
If already voted: "In the election for U.S. Congress in your district, did you vote for the Republican Party's candidate OR the Democratic Party's candidate?" Options rotated

Likely voters:

10/23-26/14

Registered voters:

10/23-26/14

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 23-26, 2014. N=1,032 registered voter nationwide (margin of error ± 3.5), including 758 likely voters (± 4).

"If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate in your congressional district?" If other/unsure: "Would you lean toward the Democratic candidate or toward the Republican candidate?" Options rotated
If already voted: "Did you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate in your congressional district?" Options rotated

Likely voters:

10/23-26/14

10/9-12/14

Registered voters:

10/23-26/14

10/9-12/14

9/4-7/14

5/29 - 6/1/14

4/24-27/14

2/27 - 3/2/14

1/20-23/14

12/12-15/13

10/17-20/13

5/16-19/13

Pew Research Center. Oct. 15-20, 2014. N=1,494 registered voters nationwide (margin of error ± 2.9), including 1,126 likely voters (margin of error ± 3.4).

"... If the elections for U.S. Congress were being held TODAY, would you vote for the Republican Party's candidate or the Democratic Party's candidate for Congress in your district?" If other, unsure or refused: "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more to the Republican or the Democrat?"

Likely voters:

10/15-20/14

9/2-9/14

Registered voters:

10/15-20/14

9/2-9/14

8/20-24/14

7/8-14/14

4/23-27/14

2/12-26/14

12/3-8/13

10/9-13/13

"Would you like to see your representative in Congress be reelected in the next congressional election, or not?" Among registered voters

10/15-20/14

7/8-14/14

10/9-13/13

"Regardless of how you feel about your own representative, would you like to see most members of Congress reelected in the next congressional election, or not?" Among registered voters

10/15-20/14

7/8-14/14

10/9-13/13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 9-12, 2014. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

"Thinking about the midterm election in November, right now, are you inclined to vote to reelect your representative in Congress, or are you inclined to look around for someone else to vote for?"
9/14 & earlier: "Thinking about the next election in November, right now, are you inclined to vote to reelect your representative in Congress, or are you inclined to look around for someone else to vote for?"

10/9-12/14

9/4-7/14

4/24-27/14

2/27 - 3/2/14

1/20-23/14

10/17-20/13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Oct. 8-12, 2014. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide (margin of error ± 3.1), including 666 likely voters (± 3.8).

"In the next election for U.S. Congress, do you feel that your representative deserves to be reelected, or do you think that it is time to give a new person a chance?" Among registered voters

10/8-12/14

9/3-7/14

6/11-15/14

3/5-9/14

10/25-28/13

7/17-21/13

"If there were a place on your ballot that allowed you to vote to defeat and replace every single member of Congress, including your own representative, would you do this, or not?" Half sample. Among registered voters.

10/8-12/14

3/5-9/14

10/7-9/13

7/17-21/13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Annenberg Poll. Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2014. N=1,181 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.4.
High-interest voters are respondents who answered "nine" or "ten" to the question: "Please tell me how interested you are in November's elections, using a scale from one to ten, on which a 'ten' means that you are very interested in November's elections and a 'one' means that you are not at all interested. You may choose any number from one to ten."

"What is your preference for the outcome of this year's congressional elections: a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats?" Options rotated

9/26 - 10/2/14

ALL registered voters

High-interest voters

9/19-25/14

ALL registered voters

High-interest voters

9/14-18/14

ALL registered voters

High-interest voters

Gallup Poll. Sept. 25-30, 2014. N=1,252 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

"If the elections for Congress were being held today, which party's candidate would you vote for in your congressional district: the Democratic Party's candidate or the Republican Party's candidate?" If unsure: "As of today, do you lean more toward the Democratic Party's candidate or the Republican Party's candidate?" Options rotated. N=1,095 registered voters, margin of error ± 4.

9/25-30/14

8/7-10/14

4/24-30/14

"As you may know, the upcoming midterm elections in November will determine which party controls both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Thinking about these one at a time:

"Regardless of how you, yourself, plan to vote, which party do you think will win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the congressional elections this fall: the Republicans or the Democrats?" Options rotated

9/25-30/14

"And which party do you think will win control of the U.S. Senate in the congressional elections this fall: the Republicans or the Democrats?" Options rotated

9/25-30/14

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Sept. 24-29, 2014. N=884 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.3.

"If November's election for Congress were held today, which party's candidate are you more likely to vote for in your district . . . ?"

9/24-29/14

8/4-7/14

4/7-10/14

2/4-9/14

12/3-5/13

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 12-15, 2014. N=854 registered voters nationwide (margin of error ± 4), including 470 likely voters (margin of error ± 4).
Results are among registered voters, except where noted.

"If the 2014 election for U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate in your district?" If depends/unsure: "Well as of today, do you lean more toward the Republican candidate or more toward the Democratic candidate?" Options rotated

9/12-15/14

9/12-15/14

Without leaners:
"If the 2014 election for U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate in your district?" Options rotated

9/12-15/14

9/12-15/14

7/29 - 8/4/14

6/20-22/14

5/16-19/14

3/20-23/14

2/19-23/14

"Do you think most members of Congress have done a good enough job to deserve reelection, or do you think it's time to give new people a chance?"

9/12-15/14

5/16-19/14

"Do you think the representative in Congress from your district has performed his or her job well enough to deserve reelection, or do you think it's time to give a new person a chance?"

9/12-15/14

5/16-19/14

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. Aug. 25-Sept. 2, 2014. N=1,239 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"Thinking again about the upcoming congressional election in November: Would you prefer to see the Senate Democrats stay in the majority in the U.S. Senate, or do you want to see the Senate Republicans in the majority?" Options rotated

8/25 - 9/2/14

George Washington University Battleground Poll conducted by the Tarrance Group (R) and Lake Research Partners (D). Aug. 23-28, 2014. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

"Now thinking again about the 2014 elections: If the election for Congress were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you be voting for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate, in your congressional district?" If unsure: "And which party's candidate do you lean toward at this time?" Options rotated

8/23-28/14

3/16-20/14

1/12-16/14

10/27-31/13

12/2-6/12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Poll. July 28-31, 2014. N=634 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.9.

"Do you want to see the congressional Republicans stay in the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, or do you want to see the congressional Democrats in the majority?"

7/28-31/14

"Do you want to see the Senate Democrats stay in the majority in the U.S. Senate, or do you want to see the Senate Republicans in the majority?"

7/28-31/14

Quinnipiac University. June 24-30, 2014. N=1,446 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.6.

"If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate, or for the Democratic candidate in your district?"

6/24-30/14

3/26-31/14

1/15-19/14

1/4-7/14

12/3-9/13

11/6-11/13

9/23-29/13

7/28-31/13

6/28 - 7/8/13

5/22-28/13

4/25-29/13

3/26 - 4/1/13

"And if the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate?"

6/24-30/14

3/26-31/14

1/15-19/14

1/4-7/14

12/3-9/13

"If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?"

6/24-30/14

3/26-31/14

1/15-19/14

1/4-7/14

12/3-9/13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). June 11-15, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.

"If the choice in your district had the following, would you be more likely to vote for a Republican candidate for Congress, a Democratic candidate for Congress -- or an independent or third party candidate for Congress?"

6/11-15/14

10/25-28/13

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. June 6-9, 2014. N=763 likely voters nationwide.

"If the elections for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, which party's candidate would you vote for in your congressional district: the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?" If unsure: "Which way are you leaning: toward the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate?" Options rotated

6/6-9/14

National Public Radio poll conducted by Democracy Corps (D) and Resurgent Republic (R). March 19-23, 2014. N=840 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.2.

"I know it's a long way off, but thinking about the election for Congress in November, if the election for U.S. Congress were held today, would you be voting for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate? ..."

3/19-23/14

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 2-4, 2014. N=1,002 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"If there were a place on the ballot in November where you could vote out all of the current members of Congress -- including your own senators and representative -- and replace them with new people, would you?"

3/2-4/14

George Washington University Battleground Poll conducted by the Tarrance Group (R) and Lake Research Partners (D). Jan. 12-16, 2014. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

"Thinking one more time about YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: Do you think your member of Congress has performed their job well enough to deserve reelection, or do you think it's time to give a new person a chance?" Options rotated

1/12-16/14

10/27-31/13

CNN/ORC Poll. Oct. 18-20, 2013. N=841 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.

"Please tell me whether you think each of the following political officeholders deserves to be reelected or not.

"The U.S. representative in your congressional district." Half sample (Form A)

10/18-20/13

"Most members of Congress." Half sample (Form A)

10/18-20/13

"Most Democratic members of Congress." Half sample (Form B)

10/18-20/13

"Most Republican members of Congress." Half sample (Form B)

10/18-20/13

Democracy Corps poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D). March 9-12, 2013. N=840 likely voters nationwide.

"I know it's a long way off, but thinking about the election for Congress in 2014, if the election for U.S. Congress were held today, would you be voting for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?"

3/9-12/13