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A final NBC poll before Tuesday’s midterm elections finds 52% want Democrats to control Congress and 45% want Republicans in charge, according to the Washington Examiner. Democratic support rose 2 points from early September, while Republican support held at 45%.
A final NBC poll before Tuesday’s midterm elections finds 52% of respondents want a Democratic-controlled Congress, according to the Washington Examiner. Another 45% want Republicans to control it.
That is a 7-point Democratic lead. In NBC’s previous poll in early September, 50% backed Democratic control and 45% backed Republican control, a 5-point gap.
Republican support did not change between the two surveys. The movement came on the Democratic side, which gained 2 points.
What is confirmed
- The poll is NBC’s last before Tuesday’s midterm elections.
- It found 52% preferring Democratic control of Congress and 45% preferring Republican control.
- The early September NBC poll showed 50% to 45%.
What the reports did not say
The Examiner’s account did not give the poll’s sample size, the dates it was conducted or its margin of error. It also did not explain how respondents were chosen.
The Examiner describes those surveyed as both “voters” and “Americans.” It did not say how the results might translate into House or Senate seats.
The poll measures stated preference for which party should run Congress. It is not a count of votes. Voters decide the outcome on Tuesday.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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What it means for you
- The midterm elections are Tuesday, and this is NBC’s final poll before voting.
- The poll shows a 7-point Democratic edge on which party voters want running Congress, up from 5 points in early September.
- The reports gave no margin of error or sample size, so treat the gap as one data point, not a result.
- Actual results come from ballots cast, not polls.