House Democrat candidates are leading House Republican candidates by 8 points in support from registered voters on the generic House ballot, a new poll shows.
Fifty percent of registered voters say they will back a Democratic candidate in November compared to 42 percent who say they will vote for a Republican candidate, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Democrats are also experiencing an “enthusiasm gap.” According to the poll, half of Democratic voters are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting in the 2018 midterms, while only 43 percent of Republicans responded in the same manner.
However, CNN pointed out that Democratic candidates had a 14-point lead over Republicans in June 2006. That year marked the last time Democrats regained control of the House from Republicans.
A Monmouth University Poll released earlier this week showed that Democrats have a 7-point lead over Republicans in the generic House ballot. That poll showed that 48 percent of registered voters claim they would back a Democrat, while 41 percent would back a Republican.
The CNN poll used a national random sample of 1,012 adults and was conducted June 14-17. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
