Gallup Polls

Gallup’s Generic Ballot Takes a Swing

Gallup's latest poll on the generic ballot shows registered voters are evenly split, 46%-46%, over whether Democrats or Republicans should control Congress next year. That wasnt the case a week ago when Gallup was showing a 10-point GOP advantage.

New polls spell gloom for Obama's Democrats

New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama's Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November's congressional elections.

Examining the Gallup generic ballot question

One week ago, Gallup released a weekly tracking poll that showed Republicans with a 10 point edge on the so-called generic ballot question -- "If the election for Congress were being held today, which parties' candidate would you vote for in your congressional district?" -- a finding that set off a rash of media coverage that the Democrats' hold on their House majority was rapidly slipping away ...