The AP Voter Poll reveals 2026 midterm voting trends, showing Republican losses among young and Hispanic voters

The survey measures nationwide voter sentiment and voting behavior across key demographic groups, illustrating shifting political alignments and priorities regarding the economy, corruption, and the balance of federal power.

• •The AP Voter Poll surveyed about 80,000 registered voters across all 50 states.
• •About 7 in 10 voters under 30 nationally reported supporting the Democratic candidate in their local U.S. House race, compared to about 3 in 10 for the Republican candidate.
• •Young voters make up about 1 in 10 voters in the 2026 midterms.
• •About half of young voters reported feeling 'angry' about the way things were going in the country, compared to about one-third of voters aged 65 and older.
• •Only about one-third of Hispanic voters supported the Republican candidate in their local U.S. House race, while about 6 in 10 supported the Democratic candidate.
• •About 7 in 10 Hispanic voters reported that President Donald Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions in the U.S.
• •About 4 in 10 voters reported wanting to express opposition to Trump with their vote for Congress, while just under 2 in 10 wanted to express support.
• •About 6 in 10 voters disapprove of how Trump is handling the presidency.
• •Roughly 7 in 10 voters reported that Congress is doing 'not enough' to provide checks and balances on the presidency.
• •About 4 in 10 voters identified the economy as the top issue facing the country, and roughly 3 in 10 named the state of democracy.
• •The survey margin of sampling error is plus or minus 0.6 percentage points for the full sample.