The Democrats’ edge over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot has narrowed over the past few months, a new poll found, with the GOP now within the margin of error for the first time this election cycle.
The CNN poll conducted by SSRS and released Wednesday found that 47 percent of registered voters said they would support the Democratic candidate running for Congress in their district, while 44 percent would support the Republican.
Democrats’ edge over their Republican counterparts has narrowed significantly over the last few months. A February poll from CNN found Democrats had a 16-point lead over the Republicans, and a March poll found Democrats’ lead had fallen to 6 points.
Now, according to the most recent poll, Republicans are within three points of Democrats on the generic congressional ballot.
Enthusiasm to vote in the upcoming midterm elections has grown among Republican voters. The CNN poll found that 44 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters are excited to head to the polls, up from 36 percent in March.
But 50 percent of Democrats said they’re either extremely enthusiastic or very enthusiastic about voting, a drop from 51 percent in March.
Voters surveyed are split over whether Republican or Democratic control of Congress would lead the country to a better place. The poll found that 31 percent think the country would be better off if Democrats were in control, while 30 percent believe Republicans should maintain their control of Congress.
But 34 percent of voters say it doesn’t make a difference which party controls the House and the Senate.
The CNN poll of 1,015 adults was conducted by May 2 to May 5. Results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.
