Polls Show Neither Party Fully Owns The Only Midterm Issue That Matters

As the 2026 midterm elections draw nearer, voters across the country are sizing up the stakes in America’s supercharged political landscape.

Republicans are clinging to narrow majorities in both the House and the Senate amid a historical pattern that often punishes the party holding the White House. Democrats are looking to seize on this opportunity to take back control of Congress after the GOP still hasn’t solved the most important 2024 election issue. Still, neither side enters the midterms on a strong foot. Democrats and Republicans both have to grapple with vulnerabilities that could prove decisive.