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U.S. Politics · Elections · 28 outlets (L 8 · C 14 · R 4 · 2 not rated)

Early voting tops records days before Tuesday's midterm elections

Early voting has hit record levels days before Tuesday's midterm elections, with more than one in five registered voters already casting ballots.⁠[15] Polls show Democrats leading the race for Congress, though tight Senate contests leave control of the chamber uncertain before Election Day.⁠[23]

The RealClearPolitics polling averages showed Democrats leading in six of eight toss-up Senate races as of Thursday night, according to the Washington Examiner.⁠[32] The Cook Political Report moved a dozen House races toward Democrats just days before Election Day, and Forbes reported it predicts Democrats will flip between 12 and 25 seats.⁠[18, 31]

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Read first Midterm Elections 2026: Early Voting Hits Record Ahead of Election Day · Bloomberg

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Of the 26 rated outlets that covered it, 8 are left of center (2 of them in the Left group), 14 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.

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Jacobin · Left · −2.03Crooks and Liars · Left · −1.26Salon · Leans left · −1.20AlterNet · Leans left · −1.16HuffPost · Leans left · −1.06Raw Story · Leans left · −0.94The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70The Daily Beast · Leans left · −0.64PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48Mashable · Center · −0.45Newsweek · Center · −0.30Fortune · Center · −0.25ABC News · Center · −0.19International Business Times · Center · −0.14CBS News · Center · −0.14Axios · Center · −0.05Mediaite · Center · +0.04Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10Forbes · Center · +0.19CNBC · Center · +0.40New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34The Political Insider · Right · +2.65
  • Left: Jacobin (−2.03), Crooks and Liars (−1.26).
  • Leans left: Salon (−1.20), AlterNet (−1.16), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
  • Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Mashable (−0.45), Newsweek (−0.30), Fortune (−0.25), ABC News (−0.19), International Business Times (−0.14), CBS News (−0.14), Axios (−0.05), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), The Political Insider (+2.65).

Not rated Al Jazeera, NewsNation. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Sources

Left

  1. 1 AlterNet · Leans left · Oct 30, 11:55 a.m. ETTrump’s plan for control goes far beyond election interference
  2. 2 AlterNet · Leans left · Oct 31, 7:55 a.m. ETThe major Trump bombs waiting to detonate right after Election Day
  3. 3 Crooks and Liars · Left · Oct 31, 6:24 a.m. ETNew York Times Hands Trump A Hit Job On Mary Peltola
  4. 4 HuffPost · Leans left · Oct 30, 12:57 p.m. ETGOP Lawmakers Reckon With Potential Trump Midterms Disaster: ‘He's In Trouble’
  5. 5 Jacobin · Left · Oct 30, 10:06 a.m. ETA Midterm Rout Will Hurt the GOP, but Trumpism Will Endure
  6. 6 Raw Story · Leans left · Oct 30, 1:24 p.m. ET'Gaslighting' Republicans feeding Trump good news to win attention in final days: report
  7. 7 Salon · Leans left · Oct 30, 9:00 a.m. ETAfter Trump’s looming midterm loss, how ugly will it get?
  8. 8 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Oct 30, 9:21 p.m. ET‘Deeply Worried’ Republican Senator Sounds Doomsday Alarm for Midterms
  9. 9 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Oct 30, 11:41 a.m. ETRepublicans Reveal Brutal Verdict on Trump’s Future After Election Day
  10. 10 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 31, 7:00 a.m. ETElection integrity, extremism and Pete Hegseth: nine voters on the US midterm election
  11. 11 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 31, 9:00 a.m. ETAffordability, AI and Iran: Americans on the key issues guiding their midterm votes
  12. 12 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 31, 12:13 p.m. ETMore than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms

Center

  1. 13 ABC News · Center · Oct 30, 8:51 a.m. ETWATCH: State of the race with 4 days until midterm vote
  2. 14 Axios · Center · Oct 31, 8:51 a.m. ETElection cheat sheet: These early races could tell us where the midterms are headed
  3. 15 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 30, 4:02 p.m. ETMidterm Elections 2026: Early Voting Hits Record Ahead of Election Day
  4. 16 CBS News · Center · Oct 30, 7:19 p.m. ETHere's what the numbers show about key races 4 days ahead of midterms
  5. 17 CNBC · Center · Oct 30, 6:00 a.m. ETWall Street braces for Democratic gains as 2026 midterm election nears
  6. 18 Forbes · Center · Oct 30, 2:13 p.m. ETBlue Wave Likely: 12 Seats Shift Left As Democrats Could Have Largest Majority Since 2009
  7. 19 Fortune · Center · Oct 30, 9:40 a.m. ETMore than 43 million Americans have already voted in the midterms — nearly 10 million more than in 2022
  8. 20 International Business Times · Center · Oct 30, 10:34 a.m. ETEarly Voting Continues to Surge Ahead of the Midterms. Battleground States See Biggest Spike.
  9. 21 Mashable · Center · Oct 31, 5:00 a.m. ETElection Day 2026 trackers: Follow election results, lawsuits, and more online
  10. 22 Mediaite · Center · Oct 30, 7:17 p.m. ET‘Deeply Worried’ Ted Cruz Sounds the Alarm Just Days Before Midterms: ‘We Could Lose Every Single Statewide Race in Texas’
  11. 23 Newsweek · Center · Oct 31, 5:00 a.m. ETWho Will Win the Midterms? What Polls Show 3 Days Out
  12. 24 Newsweek · Center · Oct 31, 8:15 a.m. ETDemocrats Leading in Ballots As Early Voting Surges To Midterms Record
  13. 25 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 30, 11:21 a.m. ETA midterm crossroads for both parties eyeing the beginning of the end of the Trump era
  14. 26 The Hill · Center · Oct 30, 6:02 p.m. ETCruz warns GOP could lose 8 Senate seats, get swept in Texas
  15. 27 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 30, 2:04 p.m. ETElection forecasters shift 12 more House races toward Democrats before Tuesday

Right

  1. 28 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 31, 5:12 p.m. ETDems try to ride blue wave to flood Congress in final midterm blitz
  2. 29 The Political Insider · Right · Oct 30, 6:15 p.m. ETSenate Battleground Polls Show Shifting Midterm Primary Trends
  3. 30 The Political Insider · Right · Oct 30, 4:15 p.m. ETTrump Approval Hits New Low Ahead of Midterms
  4. 31 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 30, 11:42 a.m. ETCook Political Report moves 12 House races towards Democrats
  5. 32 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 30, 8:20 a.m. ETNo signs of red-state firewall around GOP majorities days before midterm elections
  6. 33 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 31, 6:30 a.m. ETWill Republicans distance themselves from Trump after the midterm elections?
  7. 34 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 31, 2:00 p.m. ETDemocrats near the prize: Election-law overhauls in battleground states

Not rated

  1. 35 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 31, 2:59 a.m. ETUS midterms: 3 days to go – What latest polls say as early voting surges
  2. 36 NewsNation · Not rated · Oct 31, 3:30 p.m. ETEarly voting tops 51 million nationwide as turnout surges in key battlegrounds
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