Poll Shows Dead Heat Between DNC, GOP In 2022 Races

About a week before election season comes to a close, voters across the nation are evenly split on which of the two major political parties they want to win in the midterms, according to a recent poll, Chris Walker reported for Truthout.

Photo Insert: The Senate seat in Georgia is crucial as it is one of the races that will determine which party gets the majority.

Although the rate of ballots returned so far is much higher than in previous midterm years, millions of Americans have yet to submit their votes, with many set to do so on Election Day this coming Tuesday.

According to an Economist/YouGov poll conducted from October 29 to November 1, 48 percent of voters say they back the Democrat who is running in their House district, while 48 percent say they support the Republican choice. Just 2 percent say they are unsure of who to support, according to the poll.

The Economist/YouGov poll is considered fairly reliable in predicting electoral outcomes, especially at the national level. According to FiveThirtyEight, YouGov correctly selects who wins races around 9 out of every 10 times.

Whether in person or by mail, voters are determined to take part in this year’s midterm races, the poll found, with 65 percent of voters saying they will “definitely” or “probably” vote by this Tuesday.

Sixty-six percent of Democratic-leaning voters say they will take part in the elections, while 65 percent of Republican-leaning voters say the same. Among those who voted for President Joe Biden in 2020, 64 percent say they are “definitely” or “probably” voting.

Among those who backed former President Donald Trump, the enthusiasm is slightly higher, with 70 percent saying they plan to vote.

People’s minds are largely made up, with only 3 percent saying they could “easily” change their minds before Election Day. The latest Economist/YouGov poll also demonstrated that voters are concerned about the state of democracy.

Forty percent of voters, for example, say they are “very” or “somewhat” concerned about intimidation or violence at the polls this year. Fifty-one percent say they think there will be violence at the polls somewhere in the country.

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