2026 Generic Ballot Shift

How the generic ballot has shifted in each state relative to its 2024 presidential margin.

Map of the 50 states showing each state's September 2026 partisan position based on its 2024 presidential margin and subsequent generic-ballot shift. States are shaded red for Republican positions and blue for Democratic positions, with darker colors indicating larger margins.

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Positive values indicate movement toward the Democratic side; negative values indicate movement toward the Republican side. “April to September Swing” measures the change in each state's shift between April and September 2026.

Chart: PoliticalRag.comSource: Silver Bulletin, 2024 Election ResultsGet the data