US Midterm Elections: Five Days Out, Democrats Lead in National Polls
With five days until the US midterm elections on 3 November, national polls show Democrats ahead, though several Senate races remain tight as both parties intensify campaigning across key states.
Five days before the United States midterm elections, Democrats hold a national polling lead of 51.4 percent to 43.2 percent — a gap of 8.2 percentage points — according to RealClearPolling's national average. To take control of Congress, Democrats need a net gain of three seats in the House and four in the Senate, where Republicans currently hold 53 of the 100 seats to Democrats' 47.
In Michigan, a Mitchell Research poll conducted 26–27 October for CBS Detroit found Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers 51 percent to 44 percent, widening from a 4.2-point advantage earlier in the month. RealClearPolling showed a narrower lead of 48 percent to 46 percent. Texas and Alaska were also cited as competitive Senate battlegrounds.
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump rallied in Ohio for Republican Senator Jon Husted, who faces former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown. Former President Barack Obama appeared in Georgia alongside Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, while Vice President JD Vance held a rally in North Carolina, where former Governor Roy Cooper faces Republican Michael Whatley.
Trump is next scheduled to campaign in South Carolina on Thursday, Florida on Friday and Kansas on Saturday. Former Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to campaign in Georgia, where early in-person voting ends on Friday ahead of Election Day.
