Two polls released Sunday provide some evidence for Democrats’ optimism about potentially winning back control of the House of Representatives.
Asked which party should control Congress, 50 percent of likely voters answered Democrats and 43 percent answered Republicans, according to the last NBC/Wall Street Journal poll before Election Day.
And an ABC News/Washington Post poll found that Democratic House candidates lead Republican House candidates 52-44 percent among likely voters.
That poll also found high motivation to vote among key groups for Democrats — non-white voters, young voters, liberal voters and voters leaning toward the Democratic candidate in their district — especially compared to 2014 numbers.
While Democrats are defending more incumbent seats than Republicans in the Senate, polling has consistently shown the party has a solid chance of retaking control of the House of Representatives.
The NBC/WSJ poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters on landline and cell phones between Nov. 1-3. Among likely voters, the margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
The ABC News/Washington Post poll surveyed 1,041 registered voters on landline and cell phones between Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Among registered voters, its margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
