In a midterm election that is expected to bring bad news for Republicans, a new poll shows Hoosier voters are growing dissatisfied with the Grand Old Party and the cherry-red state of Indiana could be part of the blue wave that is anticipated to sweep across the country on Nov. 3.
The statewide poll conducted by Bellwether Research for Free Press Indiana surveyed more than 800 likely voters in early October to learn their thoughts and concerns as the 2026 midterm election approaches.
Reporters at Free Press Indiana News dug into the polling data and produced a series of stories that reviews what the numbers show and explains what the results mean. As FPI News Editor-In-Chief Lindsey Erdody noted, “The poll revealed multiple unexpected results in a reliably conservative state.”
The FPI News articles on the poll’s findings are listed below, and The Indiana Citizen readers are invited to dive in and learn more about this year’s election.
Today we published results from the first Free Press Indiana Poll.
Free Press Indiana, the support organization for FPI News and Mirror Indy, worked with Bellwether Research to survey over 800 likely voters in Indiana about their concerns and to gauge their opinions on the governor, president and the statewide races on ballots this fall.
New poll shows Trump’s approval ratings falter in IndianaHoosier voters are unhappy with President Donald Trump and don’t think the state is heading in the right direction, according to a Free Press Indiana Poll conducted by Bellwether Research.
Indiana voters are disillusioned with government and the elected officials in charge, according to a poll from Free Press Indiana.
Who’s ahead in Indiana’s secretary of state race? We asked votersDemocrat Beau Bayh holds a sizeable lead in the four-way race for Indiana Secretary of State less than three weeks before the midterm election, according to a Free Press Indiana Poll conducted by Bellwether Research.
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