Poll: Dems lead GOP by 14 points on generic House ballot

Democrats have a 14-point advantage in the generic congressional ballot heading into the final month of the midterm campaign, according to a poll released Wednesday.

A USC Dornslife/Los Angeles Times poll found 55 percent of likely voters would back the Democratic candidate in their House district if the election were held today, while 41 percent said they would support the Republican.

The poll showed that roughly 75 percent of respondents view November’s election as a chance to express their opinion of President Trump.

Forty-five percent of those surveyed said they planned to vote to express a negative opinion of the president, while 29 percent said their vote would be in support of Trump.

{mosads} Democrats lead Republicans among women who were polled by a margin of 62-37. Democrats are also preferred among suburban women by a tally of 61-35.

Democrats hold a significant advantage among Republicans among black and Hispanic voters, but the GOP leads among white voters, 50-46, according to the poll.

The poll was conducted from Aug. 22-Sept. 24, and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points. It surveyed 5,045 adults, of whom 2,513 were deemed likely to vote this fall.

Wednesday’s poll provides Democrats with a wider margin than a RealClearPolitics average of polls, which shows the party with a 7.5 percentage point lead.

Republicans are attempting to stave off a Democratic effort to retake control of the House, and possibly the Senate, in November. Democrats need to pick up 23 seats in the House to reclaim the majority.