Democratic registered voters are more motivated to vote in the 2026 midterm elections than Republicans despite major dissatisfaction with current leaders, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

Seventy-two percent of those surveyed say they disapprove of the way Democratic leaders in Congress are handling their jobs, while 28% approve.

Meanwhile, 80% of Democrats say they are “extremely motivated” or “very motivated” to vote in the upcoming elections, compared with 74% of Republicans who say the same.

The poll, conducted Jan. 9-12 among 1,209 adults, also found:

• 64% disapprove of the way Republican leaders are handling their jobs compared with 35% who approve
• 46% said they would vote for the Democratic Party’s candidate if elections were being held today while 41% said the Republican Party’s candidate
• 52% think Republicans in Congress are doing too much to support President Donald Trump while 36% think Democrats are doing too much to oppose the president.
• 39% said the country will be better off if Democrats win control of Congress while 37% say worse off
• 50% said Trump has had a bad effect on the Republican Party while 32% say he has had a good effect

The survey has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points and 3.5 points among registered voters.