Heading into midterms, Republicans hold edge with older voters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

FILE PHOTO: Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves next to his mother Mira Nair onstage after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Recent electoral victories have given Democrats increasing hope of taking back one and perhaps both houses of the U.S. Congress in next year’s midterm elections, but a new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that some of that enthusiasm may be premature.

Republicans hold a greater advantage with older voters, who are more likely to turn out during non-presidential years. And those voters may be less swayed by the kind of cost-of-living issues that have animated recent Democratic campaigns, the poll found.