📉Polling Averages📈
Decision Desk HQ calculates polling averages for important questions commonly asked by pollsters and major upcoming elections. Below, you will find the topline figures from our polling averages on questions including:
National polls measuring presidential approval, generic congressional ballot, right/wrong track, and the favorable/unfavorable attitudes toward politicians
Primaries for statewide elections
Statewide general election matchups
In the table below, click on the name of the average to open the full average in Decision Desk HQ Votes. We will add new averages — especially new general election averages — as the 2026 election cycle advances toward November.
Methodology
To see all Decision Desk HQ Polling Averages, click here.
Our team carefully reviews and averages these polls using a straightforward methodology, ensuring that our polling averages reflect a balanced and up-to-date snapshot of public opinion. Within each average you can find a specific point in time to compare how things have changed or view any poll included within that average.
Read about Decision Desk HQ’s polling average methodology here.


