US midterms: 3 days to go – What latest polls say as early voting surges
Summary
Three days before Election Day, national polls show Democrats leading in the congressional vote, while early voting has exceeded 43 million ballots. President Donald Trump restored planned rallies in Kansas and Iowa after briefly canceling them; early turnout figures do not show which candidates voters chose or predict the final results.Key Facts
- RealClearPolling’s national congressional ballot average puts Democrats ahead of Republicans by 51.4% to 43.2%, an 8.2-point lead.
- An Economist/YouGov survey found 44% of registered voters expected Democrats to control the House, while 31% expected Republicans to retain it.
- The same survey found 39% expected Democrats to control the Senate and 36% expected Republicans to do so.
- More than 43 million Americans had voted early in person or returned mail ballots five days before Election Day, nearly 10 million more than at the same point in 2022.
- Texas had recorded more than 6.3 million early votes by Wednesday, up from 4.2 million at the same point in 2022.
- Georgia had recorded more than 2.5 million ballots by Friday morning, exceeding the 2.3 million cast during the state’s early voting period in 2022.
- Early voting increased by more than 30% from the same period in 2022 in Maine, Michigan, North Carolina and Kansas, according to an Associated Press analysis.
- Trump restored two weekend campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa, and the White House said they would take place on Sunday.
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