See CBS News exit poll results for the 2026 midterm elections

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Note: Results volition proceed to update passim the night.

Overview of CBS News 2026 exit polls for the midterm elections

President Trump is connected way for the lowest support standing for a president successful a midterm election, according to aboriginal exit polls. Currently astatine 38%, it's little than it was during Mr. Trump's archetypal term, and little than it was for George W. Bush successful 2006 erstwhile his enactment mislaid some houses of Congress.

Midterm elections person often been a referendum connected the sitting president, and this 1 is nary exception. Roughly six successful 10 accidental Mr. Trump is simply a origin successful their ballot for the House.

This is being driven mostly by voters backing Democrats, who are overwhelmingly motivated by absorption to Mr. Trump.

But for those backing Republicans, it's little astir the president. Back successful 2018, astir Republican voters said their ballot was to enactment Mr. Trump. That fig is little today.

The president has often told his supporters to unreal helium is connected the ballot, and for galore successful the MAGA base, they whitethorn beryllium doing conscionable that. Most MAGA Republicans accidental their ballot is to enactment Trump, but astir non-MAGA Reps accidental helium is not a factor.

The temper of the electorate is simply a sour one

Voters are conscionable plain not happy.

Current exit polls amusement astir three-quarters of voters are astatine slightest dissatisfied with the absorption of the country. More are aggravated present astir however things are going than they were successful 2024, arsenic economical anxiousness persists. Those voting for Democrats are peculiarly apt to beryllium angry.

The contented of the system and spot successful Mr. Trump to hole it helped propel him to triumph successful 2024, but voters consciousness nary amended astir the information of the system today.

In fact, much voters person antagonistic views of the system present than they did 2 years ago, and views of the system are much successful enactment with what we saw successful the 2022 midterms, erstwhile the enactment successful powerfulness mislaid seats.