Political polls are everywhere, how much can they predict about November?

NPR | By Domenico Montanaro

Published October 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM EDT

Midterm election polls are everywhere but how much can one data point tell about who will win in November?

Domenico Montanaro

Domenico Montanaro is a senior political editor/correspondent for the Washington Desk

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