Poll: Democrats lead GOP by 11 points in generic congressional ballot

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Democrats lead Republicans by 11 points in a generic congressional ballot, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey released Thursday.

Forty-eight percent of those surveyed by the progressive polling firm said they would vote for a Democrat running for Congress in their district, compared to 37 percent who said they would vote for a Republican.

The poll also found that 76 percent of respondents disapprove of the job Congress is doing. Nine percent said they approve, and 16 percent said they were unsure.

Results were heavily split based on who respondents voted for in the 2016 presidential election. Just 11 percent of President Trump voters said they would vote for a Democrat for Congress. Seventy-seven percent said they would vote for a Republican and 16 percent said they were unsure.

Eighty-two person of Hillary Clinton voters said they would vote for a Democrat for Congress, compared to just 6 percent who said they'd vote for a Republican and 12 percent said they were unsure.

Among respondents who voted for a third candidate or who did not vote in the 2016 election, 46 percent said they would vote for a Democrat running for Congress in their districts. Twenty-one percent said they would vote for a Republican, and 33 percent said they were undecided.


The poll was conducted among 865 registered voters from Sept. 22 to 25 and has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.

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