# Six in ten are unlikely to donate to a 2026 congressional candidate

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/six-in-ten-are-unlikely-to-donate-to-a-2026-congressional-candidate/

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## Reading

Six-in-ten Americans (61%) say they are unlikely to contribute to a candidate for Congress before the 2026 midterm elections, including 50% who are very unlikely, according to a July 2025 Verasight survey of 494 U.S. adults.

Nearly one-in-five (19%) say they are likely to give, while another 20% are neither likely nor unlikely.

## Topline

How likely are you to make a contribution to a candidate for congress before the 2026 midterm elections?

Six in ten are unlikely to donate to a 2026 congressional candidate.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Very unlikely: 49.5%
- Neither likely nor unlikely: 20.3%
- Somewhat likely: 11.4%
- Somewhat unlikely: 11.2%
- Very likely: 7.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-07-14 → 2025-07-24
- Base (unweighted): 494
- Margin of error: +/- 4.4%
- Module: EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-10](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-10)
- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-b-10](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-b-10)

## Citation

EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059, fielded July 14-24, 2025, N=494 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-10](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-10)