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Polls are snapshots of public opinion, not election results. Only your state or county election office can certify an outcome. This page tracks professional polling and keeps it separate from community sentiment — the two are never blended.
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3.2-point gap between professional polling and community sentiment on “Congressional stock trading ban.” Scientific polls and voluntary community surveys measure different groups in different ways — which is exactly why we keep them separate.
Six-month trend
Jan – Jul 2026The record
Every tracked poll, by category
Latest National Polls
Live| Pollster | Field dates | Sample | Result | Transparency | In avg | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGovfor The Economist | Jun 27, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | 1,421 Reg. voters | 47%/45%±3.2 | 88 | View | |
| Rasmussen ReportsPresidential approval | Jun 29, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026 | 1,500 Likely voters | 48%/50%±2.5 | 38 | View | |
| YouGovfor The Economist | Jun 27, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | 1,592 Adults | 45%/50%±3.1 | 88 | View | |
| GallupCongressional approval | Jun 18, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026 | 1,024 Adults | 21%/73%±3.8 | 100 | View | |
| GallupPresidential approval | Jun 18, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026 | 1,024 Adults | 44%/51%±3.8 | 100 | View | |
| Morning ConsultDirection of country | Jun 26, 2026 – Jun 28, 2026 | 2,201 Reg. voters | 30%/62%±2.1 | 75 | View | |
| Quinnipiac UniversityGeneric congressional ballot | Jun 20, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026 | 1,467 Reg. voters | 48%/44%±2.6 | 88 | View | |
| Emerson College PollingCongressional approval | Jun 22, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026 | 1,350 Reg. voters | 22%/68%±2.6 | 75 | View | |
| Quinnipiac UniversityPresidential approval | Jun 20, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026 | 1,467 Reg. voters | 43%/52%±2.6 | 88 | View | |
| CygnalGeneric congressional ballot | Jun 17, 2026 – Jun 19, 2026 | 1,500 Likely voters | 47%/45%±2.5 | 63 | View | |
| Marist Pollfor NPR/PBS News | Jun 15, 2026 – Jun 19, 2026 | 1,218 Adults | 44%/49%±3.4 | 100 | View | |
| AP-NORCDirection of country | Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026 | 1,143 Adults | 28%/63%±3.9 | 100 | View | |
| GallupCannabis legalization | Jun 2, 2026 – Jun 12, 2026 | 1,011 Adults | 69%/28%±4 | 100 | View | |
| Pew Research CenterCannabis legalization | May 19, 2026 – May 27, 2026 | 5,214 Adults | 57%/31%±1.6 | 100 | View |
Polls in the "Congressional stock trading ban" average
Weights combine recency (14-day half-life), sample size (diminishing returns), and disclosure completeness. Pollster orientation is never a weighting input. Polls scoring below 55 transparency are excluded.
Community Sentiment (not a poll)
“Should members of Congress be banned from trading individual stocks while in office?”
Voluntary survey of verified members (Jun 1 – Jul 2, 2026) — this is community sentiment, not a scientific probability sample and not an official result. It is shown separately from professional polling on purpose.
How to read this page
Professional polling average — what representative samples of Americans tell independent pollsters, weighted by our published, orientation-blind model.
Community sentiment — what verified members here voluntarily say. Engaged and district-matched, but not a scientific sample. Kept separate from professional polling.
Official results — only your state or county election office can certify an outcome. Nothing on this page is an election result.
This page is nonpartisan. We list every qualifying public poll regardless of who sponsored it. Pollster orientation is shown as descriptive metadata and never affects a poll's weight — only disclosure quality, recency, and sample design do. Our averaging model is published in full, and every poll page shows the exact question wording. Polls are snapshots of public opinion, not election results. All figures on this page are demonstration data.