Over half of American voters say they want Democrats to take control of the House, according to a new poll.
In the Quinnipiac University poll, 51 percent of respondents said they wished for Democrats to take back the House in a hypothetical election, while 40 percent wanted it to remain in Republican hands. Nine percent were unsure or gave no response about who they wanted to lead the House.
The poll found 57 percent of independents wishing for the Democrats to take control of the House, with 26 percent of the same group wanting the Republicans to control the House. Seventeen percent of independents were unsure or gave no response about who they wanted to hold power in the lower chamber.
Republicans are facing rocky political territory as they head into this year’s midterms, with the current conflict in Iran shown to be unpopular in recent polling, recent Democratic election wins and President Trump’s low approval ratings.
In the Quinnipiac poll, 38 percent approved of Trump’s job performance and 56 percent did not approve. Six percent were unsure about his job performance or did not respond.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) advised Republicans that their redistricting attempts may backfire for them after a Democrat won a special election in Florida.
“Democrats FLIPPED a state House seat in Palm Beach that Trump won by 11 points in 2024. Mar-a-Lago will now be represented by Emily Gregory, a strong Democratic voice,” Jeffries wrote Tuesday on the social platform X.
“We will crush House Republicans in November if DeSantis tries to gerrymander the Florida congressional map,” he added.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has pushed for a special spring legislative session centered on redistricting in Florida, set to convene next month.
The Quinnipiac poll took place from March 19 to 23, featuring 1,191 self-identified registered voters and plus or minus 3.6 percentage points as its margin of error.
