Republicans are gaining steam in the fight for Congress, overtaking the Democrats in public opinion polls gauging voter preferences for party control on Capitol Hill.

A fresh ABC News/Washington Post survey put the Republicans 10 percentage points ahead of the Democrats on this key 2022 measuring stick, pushing them to 44.1% and in front by nearly 1 point in the RealClearPolitics average of the 10 most recent surveys. That poll was the third of six this month to project the Republicans with an edge in the race for the majority in the House and Senate.