More voters in the country’s most populous setting voted for Democrats last week (according to the SSRS 2026 polling data on House races):
Even as urban voters are heavily Democratic and rural voters are more Republican, the suburban voters went more for Democrats. (My guess is that there is some overlap between suburban and small town here as the US urban population is around 80%.)
When considering the most important issues in the election, voters in urban and suburban areas were more alike (with some slight differences in rural areas and small towns regarding immigration and democracy):
Both because the suburbs contain so many potential voters and there are some suburbanites who can be swayed (see how they voted in 2024), this will be something to watch for leading up to 2028. If the economy was the leading issue in 2026, what changes would influence suburban voters one way or the other?
