Reuters/Ipsos poll finds midterm enthusiasm gap between 2024 Harris and Trump voters
US respondents who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 reported stronger enthusiasm for the November 3 midterms than Donald Trump voters, Reuters reported on October 8, citing a Reuters/Ipsos survey. The findings measure attitudes ahead of voting, rather than an election outcome.
News date: 2026-10-08 (Survey: September 30–October 5, 2026)
Checked at: 2026-10-09T02:22:49.678Z (UTC)
US respondents who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 reported stronger enthusiasm for the November 3 midterms than Donald Trump voters, Reuters reported on October 8, citing a Reuters/Ipsos survey. The findings measure attitudes ahead of voting, rather than an election outcome.
Three key points
- 48% of 2024 Harris voters were very enthusiastic about voting, compared with 30% of Trump voters.
- Ipsos surveyed 4,506 US adults from September 30 to October 5.
- The full-sample margin of sampling error is ±1.5 percentage points; subgroup uncertainty is higher.
What the survey can establish
Ipsos used its probability-based KnowledgePanel and weighted responses to population benchmarks. Its methodology specifies higher, varying margins of error for subgroups, so the full-sample figure cannot be applied directly to the two voter groups.
The result concerns enthusiasm for US congressional elections. It does not establish future turnout or which party will win.
Sources
- Reuters — October 8 report — 2026-10-08
- Ipsos — survey methodology — 2026-10-05
Image credits
This cream-paper collage combines the archival Capitol photograph with conceptual ballot drawings. It does not depict an actual voting event. topic.red; Noclip / Wikimedia Commons — Public domain (license)
