Voters 'Very Enthusiastic' Over Midterm Elections Favor GOP by 20 Points, Poll Finds

Americans who say they are "very enthusiastic" about voting in the 2010 midterm elections overwhelmingly favor the Republican Party, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

Of the 37 percent who said they are very eager to cast their votes in the November elections, 57 percent indicated they will vote for a Republican candidate, while 37 percent said they will back a Democrat, the survey found.

Fifty-two percent of those who said they are "somewhat enthusiastic" about voting said they prefer a Democratic candidate, while 38 percent of those with the same level of enthusiasm said they favor a Republican.

Another poll by The Washington Post-ABC News out Wednesday showed that voters are in an anti-incumbent mood, but while fewer than a third are inclined to vote for their current representative, more trust majority Democrats to minority Republicans by a 46-32 percent margin.

"So generally, they trust, the people -- as angry as they are -- still trust the Democrats more than Republicans on the issues facing the country," said Democratic strategist Michael Bloomfield.

"Democrats are going to have to answer some questions," argued Brian Donahue, founder of Craft Media, a political and public affairs consulting firm.

"They're going to have to answer where are the jobs that Americans were promised and why is there so much debt coming down on Americans. ... When that occurs, we're going to see these numbers tighten up and you're going to see a lot of Democrat incumbents in serious trouble come this fall," he said.

The Gallup poll, conducted April 1-25, surveyed 5,490 adults nationwide and has a margin of error of 1 percentage point. The Washington Post-ABC News poll of 1,001 adults taken April 22-25 poll had a 3 percent margin of error.

Click here to see the Gallup poll.

Click here to see The Washington Post-ABC News poll.