Toplines - OR RR Election Issues - September 20, 2026
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National Survey of 1,026
U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted September 20,
2026
By Our Republic and
Rasmussen Reports
1* If the elections for Congress were held today, would
you vote for the Democratic candidate or for the Republican candidate?
49% The Democratic candidate
43% The Republican candidate
4% Some other
candidate
4% Not sure
2* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate)
Would you vote for a Republican instead if you believed Republicans had the
best plan to lower the cost of housing?
16% Yes
68% No
16% Not sure
3* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate)
Would you vote for a Republican instead if you believed Republicans had the
best plan to lower the cost of groceries, gasoline, and clothing?
19% Yes
65% No
16% Not sure
4* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate)
Would you break an election law, such as voting in a state where you no longer
live or voting more than once, if you believed that it’s unlikely you would be
caught and that it would help Democrats win more seats in Congress?
5% Yes
90% No
4% Not sure
5* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate)
If Democrats were to take control of Congress and a Democrat were to win the
presidency in 2028, would you support a proposal to significantly increase the
number of seats on the Supreme Court so that the court is more ideologically
aligned with your values?
59% Yes
22% No
19% Not sure
6* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate)
Would you vote for a Democrat instead if you believed Democrats had the best
plan to lower the cost of housing?
8% Yes
82% No
10% Not sure
7* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate)
Would you vote for a Democrat instead if you believed Democrats had the best
plan to lower the cost of groceries, gasoline, and clothing?
11% Yes
79% No
10% Not sure
8* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate)
Would you break an election law, such as voting in a state where you no longer
live or voting more than once, if you believed that it’s unlikely you would be
caught and that it would help Republicans win more seats in Congress?
7% Yes
88% No
4% Not sure
9* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate)
If Republicans were to keep control of Congress in the 2026 election, would you
support a proposal to significantly increase the number of seats on the Supreme
Court so that the court is more ideologically aligned with your values?
11% Yes
81% No
8% Not sure
10* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or
Are Not Sure) Would you be willing to vote for whichever political party
has the best plan to lower the cost of housing?
24% Yes
20% No
56% Not sure
11* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or
Are Not Sure) Would you be willing to vote for whichever political party
has the best plan to lower the cost of groceries, gasoline, and clothing?
35% Yes
17% No
48% Not sure
12* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or
Are Not Sure) Would you break an election law, such as voting in a state
where you no longer live or voting more than once, if you believed that it’s
unlikely you would be caught and that it would help your preferred candidates
to win their elections?
7% Yes
76% No
17% Not sure
13* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or
Are Not Sure) Would you support a proposal to significantly increase the
number of seats on the Supreme Court so that the court is more ideologically
aligned with your values?
13% Yes
51% No
37% Not sure
14* Would you support a proposal that would make
Washington, D.C., a state?
29% Yes
54% No
17% Not sure
15* Would you support a proposal to end the Electoral
College and instead make all presidential elections determined by a national
popular vote?
42% Yes
45% No
13% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence
