Poll Finds Voters Favor Democrats to Check Trump in Midterms

WHO:

NBC News - The national poll surveyed voters, including registered voters; the articles do not provide respondent names or the poll’s sample size.

NBC News Politics - Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker discussed the poll with Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist.

NBC News - President Donald Trump was the subject of voters’ reported disapproval.

Drudge Report - The outlet listed a related story titled “Steep Dem advantage.”

WHAT:

NBC News - A new national NBC News poll found Democrats had a “sizable advantage” in the battle for control of Congress.

NBC News Politics - The poll found that 52% of registered voters preferred a Congress controlled by Democrats.

NBC News - The poll reported voters were calling for change and expressing all-time-high disapproval of President Donald Trump.

Drudge Report - The listing included related headlines: “BLUE WAVE OR BLUE FLOOD?”, “MIDTERM FINALE: UGLY PERSONAL ATTACKS...,” and “ELECTION LIES SPREAD ON X...”

WHERE:

NBC News - The poll was national; the article did not specify a location for the election races.

NBC News Politics - Kristen Welker and Willie Geist appeared on Sunday TODAY; no broadcast location was specified.

WHY:

NBC News - The article linked the Democratic midterm advantage to voters’ calls for change and high disapproval of President Donald Trump.

HOW:

NBC News - The findings came from a national NBC News poll; the article did not provide details about its methodology.

NBC News Politics - Welker discussed election-day races to watch and the poll with Geist on Sunday TODAY.

(UPDATED November 1, 2026 16:25 UTC)

A new national NBC News poll shows Democrats holding a sizable advantage in controlling Congress. Fifty-two percent of registered voters prefer Democratic control, while voters increasingly call for change. The poll also found all-time-high disapproval of President Trump, linked to Democrats’ midterm edge.