GOP Surge: Record Midterm Enthusiasm as Voters Head to Polls

These results are based on the USA Today/Gallup final 2010 pre-election poll, conducted Oct. 28-31. The record level of overall enthusiasm is primarily the result of Republicans' heightened excitement -- 63% of Republicans (including Republican-leaning independents) say they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting. That not only greatly exceeds Democrats' expressed enthusiasm this year, but also is substantially higher than what Gallup has measured for either party's supporters on the eve of a midterm election.