FWIW - New York Times/Siena poll of Democratic supporters [View all]

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/poll-democrats-midterms-house-senate.html

Democrats’ Midterm Strength Masks Fierce Divides and Frustration, Poll Shows
Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
By Katie Glueck, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker
May 21, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET

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More than half of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents expressed frustration with the party, despite the fact that Democrats appear well positioned to take the House and compete for the Senate in November. Registered voters favored Democratic candidates over Republicans by 10 percentage points, a sizable margin less than six months out from the midterms.

More than 80 percent of the party’s backers thought the political and economic system should be torn down entirely or needed major changes, and nearly 90 percent called the economic system unfair.

Democratic supporters were also more inclined to want the party to move to the left on health care, and continued to sharply shift their sympathies away from Israel and toward the Palestinians.

On issues like immigration and crime, though, more wanted to see the party move to the center rather than to the left.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/21/polls/times-siena-poll-democrats-crosstabs.html