Poll: How Michigan Democratic voters feel about U.S. Senate, House leaders

Poll: How Michigan Democratic voters feel about U.S. Senate, House leaders

WDIV/Detroit News poll finds Michigan Democrat voters want new leadership in U.S. Senate, keep U.S. House leadership

Samantha Sayles, Senior Digital Producer

Published: July 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM

Michigan Democratic voters were asked in a recent poll about the 2026 U.S. Senate primary and their views on various topics

A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Democratic voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 primary election. A portion of these questions focused on their views of federal leadership

Here are the results:

Here’s the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: Do you believe Chuck Schumer is the right person to lead Democrats in the US Senate or do you think another Democratic Senator should lead the party in the Senate?

• Right person — 16.0%
• Someone new — 65.0%
• Depends/ Don’t Know/ Refused — 19.0%

Here’s the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: Do you believe Hakeem Jeffries is the right person to lead Democrats in the US House of Representatives or do you think another Democrat should lead the party in the House?

• Right person — 42.2%
• Someone new — 32.5% 
• Depends/ Don’t Know/ Refused — 25.3%

Here’s the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: In 2024, some members of the Democratic party led the uncommitted movement against Joe Biden and in many cases did not endorse Kamala Harris against Donald Trump. Do you support leaders of the Uncommitted movement taking a bigger role in the Democratic Party or do you think they should have a smaller role in the Democratic Party?

• Bigger role  — 18.0%
• Smaller role — 57.6%
• Depends/ Don’t Know/ Refused — 24.4%

WDIV and the Detroit News commissioned a survey of likely Democratic voters in the August 2026 primary election in Michigan. The poll was conducted by The Glengariff Group, Inc

It was a 500-sample, live-operator telephone survey that was conducted on July 8 through July 11, 2026

The margin of error is +/-4.4%, and there is a 95% level of confidence

Of the respondents, 17.4% of respondents were called

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