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Republicans Take 3-Point Lead Over Dems In Generic Congressional Ballot

Republicans now hold a 3-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending August 4.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 41% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 38% would choose the Democrat instead. The week before, Democrats led by one – 39% to 38%, but the voters still trusted the GOP on the majority of issues, including the all-important issue of the economy.

In the average of generic congressional ballot surveys, because we included older surveys, the latest Rasmussen survey brings it to a tie. To look at all of the generic congressional ballot polling, click here.

DATE	DEM	GOP
08-04-13	38%	41%
07-28-13	39%	38%
07-21-13	40%	38%
07-14-13	38%	39%
07-07-13	39%	40%
06-30-13	38%	39%
06-23-13	40%	39%
06-16-13	39%	39%
06-09-13	40%	38%
06-02-13	40%	40%
05-26-13	41%	39%
05-19-13	39%	40%
05-11-13	40%	38%
05-05-13	40%	38%
04-28-13	39%	40%
04-21-13	41%	39%
04-14-13	42%	38%
04-07-13	41%	38%
03-31-13	44%	37%
03-24-13	43%	38%
03-17-13	43%	38%
03-10-13	43%	40%
03-03-13	43%	40%
02-24-13	43%	38%
02-17-13	43%	37%
02-10-13	42%	39%
02-03-13	44%	38%
01-27-13	45%	37%
01-20-13	44%	39%
01-13-13	43%	37%
01-06-13	44%	38%
For complete Generic Ballot history, Click Here.

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Richard D. Baris

Rich, the People's Pundit, is the Data Journalism Editor at PPD and Director of the PPD Election Projection Model. He is also the Director of Big Data Poll, and author of "Our Virtuous Republic: The Forgotten Clause in the American Social Contract."