How Collins and Jackson stack up in AARP's battleground polls
Jackson leads Collins 50% to 47%. Here's how Maine stacks up against Senate races in Alaska, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
Susan Collins (R)
Margin with swing voters 50+Others: +33 to −23
+53
Highest of 7
Image with swing voters 50+Others: −2 to −26
+27
Highest of 7
Share of Democrats backing herOthers: 1% to 6%
11%
Highest of 7
Running ahead of her partyOthers: 4 ahead to 8 behind
+7
Highest of 6
Margin with voters 65+Others: +8 to +24
+7
Lowest of 7
Troy Jackson (D)
Margin with voters 18 to 34Others: +16 to +52
+47
2nd of 7
Image with swing voters 50+Others: +20 to −34
−37
Lowest of 7
Margin with independentsOthers: +6 to +32
+1
Lowest of 7
The race
UndecidedOthers: 5% to 8%
3%
Lowest of 7
Trump net job approvalOthers: −8 to −21
−24
Lowest of 7
Note: Swing voters 50+ did not back the same party on every ballot AARP tested. "Running ahead of her party" compares the Senate margin with the generic congressional ballot; Alaska did not ask one.
Source: AARP polls of likely voters by Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research, June-September 2026. Maine poll: Sept. 20-22, 982 voters.