United States / 2026 US Midterm Elections
Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R)
Voting intention · published 16 Sept 2026
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Election
- 2026 US Midterm Elections
- Polling institute
- Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R)
- Published
- 16 Sept 2026
- Fieldwork
- 11 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2026
- Sample size
- 1,211
- Margin of error
- ±3
- Methodology
- Not published
Results
Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R), 16 Sept 2026: Democratic leads with 51.0%, 7.0 points ahead of Republican.
- Democratic Party51.0%−2.0 percentage points
- Republican Party44.0%−2.0 percentage points
Change in percentage points vs. the previous poll by the same institute for this election.
How to read a poll
- Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
- ±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
- Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
- est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
- The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.