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We include every scientific poll and exclude no one — then publish each firm's record so you can weight pollsters for yourself.

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Every pollster's general-election polls since 2014, scored against the certified results: average margin error, directional lean (positive = ran more Democratic than the result), and how often the poll's leader won. The 2026 column shows how far a firm's current polls run from the consensus average in the races it polls. Click a pollster for its full poll-by-poll record. Details on the methodology page.

Pollster Polls Cycles Avg. Error Lean Winner Called 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 vs. Consensus
YouGov 443 7 5.2 pts D+3.4 82% 6.0 5.6 2.7 4.9 3.3 — —
Emerson College 417 8 4.3 pts D+0.7 77% 10.3 5.0 5.1 4.3 3.8 2.7 —
SurveyMonkey 368 6 6.3 pts D+5.2 87% — 6.8 6.8 5.4 0.6 — —
Ipsos 367 6 5.5 pts D+3.7 75% 6.4 6.0 4.4 4.7 4.0 3.7 —
Rasmussen Reports 277 7 4.3 pts D+1.5 79% 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.0 3.6 2.1 —
Public Policy Polling partisan·D 235 9 5.0 pts D+3.7 72% 5.3 4.5 3.8 6.3 3.6 2.0 D+0.5
SurveyUSA 220 8 5.5 pts D+2.8 79% 6.8 5.4 5.2 4.5 3.4 4.5 —
Morning Consult 204 5 4.4 pts D+4.0 64% — 3.6 3.1 4.5 6.1 4.0 —
The New York Times/Siena College 193 5 4.9 pts D+1.3 72% — 4.9 4.6 5.8 1.9 — —
Trafalgar Group 192 8 3.6 pts R+2.0 72% — 3.4 5.0 2.4 5.4 1.8 —
Gravis Marketing 168 6 5.5 pts D+2.6 64% 6.8 5.1 5.3 4.6 — — —
Quinnipiac University 162 6 5.5 pts D+3.5 74% 5.1 4.6 4.6 8.3 4.1 — —
Change Research partisan·D 152 4 5.6 pts D+3.4 77% — — 5.6 5.7 5.2 — D+4.3
Data for Progress partisan·D 143 4 4.9 pts D+2.6 74% — — — 5.8 3.7 — —
Monmouth University Polling Institute 130 7 5.7 pts D+3.3 68% 3.9 6.5 5.3 6.3 2.0 — —
InsiderAdvantage 129 8 3.3 pts D+0.2 73% 5.6 3.3 1.5 3.0 4.7 1.9 R+4.1
Marist College 120 5 4.8 pts D+3.5 73% 6.6 4.4 4.2 6.0 3.8 — —
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research 108 7 4.4 pts D+2.5 77% 6.4 2.9 4.5 6.0 2.4 — —
Suffolk University 95 7 4.7 pts D+1.9 77% 5.7 4.2 4.1 5.1 4.2 — D+1.6
University of New Hampshire Survey Center 90 5 6.9 pts D+4.3 88% 6.7 9.5 3.4 5.2 5.8 — —
Remington Research Group 74 5 6.3 pts D+2.4 69% 7.5 6.2 4.4 9.5 4.0 — —
Civiqs 73 3 5.0 pts D+4.3 84% — — 3.3 5.3 4.8 — —
Siena College 68 5 5.6 pts D+1.0 82% 5.9 4.0 6.9 6.8 5.7 — D+2.7
Swayable 68 1 5.8 pts D+5.2 93% — — — 5.8 — — —
Atlas Intel 66 1 1.4 pts D+0.5 92% — — — — — 1.4 —
Cygnal 65 8 3.9 pts D+1.5 91% 6.0 5.3 2.5 5.0 3.8 4.2 R+2.1
Harris Insights & Analytics 63 3 3.2 pts D+0.5 82% — — 3.4 2.7 3.4 — —
Research Co. 59 4 4.0 pts D+1.0 93% — — 4.1 5.1 3.4 — —
Redfield & Wilton Strategies 58 2 6.2 pts D+6.2 74% — — — 6.2 5.6 — —
SSRS 55 4 5.5 pts D+4.6 75% — 15.0 5.9 7.0 1.8 — —
New York Times/Siena University 53 1 3.1 pts D+2.5 57% — — — — — 3.1 R+2.0
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy 51 8 5.4 pts D+3.4 84% 6.4 6.2 3.2 7.5 6.5 — —
Big Village 50 3 4.5 pts D+2.8 53% 4.9 3.6 — — 7.5 — —
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group 50 6 6.3 pts D+5.3 81% 5.6 6.2 7.1 7.5 1.4 — —
Global Strategy Group partisan·D 50 6 5.6 pts D+4.6 77% 6.8 6.8 4.0 6.3 3.1 — D+1.4
RMG Research partisan·R 48 2 5.0 pts D+4.6 80% — — — 4.7 10.4 — —
Mitchell Research & Communications 47 5 4.4 pts D+1.8 74% 2.7 6.8 2.7 5.8 6.2 — D+4.1
GBAO partisan·D 46 6 5.7 pts D+4.1 68% 5.7 5.4 3.5 7.6 1.4 — Even
Lucid 46 2 5.3 pts D+5.0 84% — 5.3 2.5 — — — —
GQR partisan·D 45 5 6.4 pts D+5.0 59% 7.9 6.0 3.9 8.7 4.9 — D+0.9
Impact Research partisan·D 45 8 6.2 pts D+5.4 75% 7.9 10.0 3.2 7.9 4.2 — D+0.5
Public Opinion Strategies partisan·R 44 5 5.7 pts D+1.5 69% 4.9 7.6 5.0 4.5 5.0 — Even
Landmark Communications 39 7 3.7 pts D+2.7 66% 6.3 0.6 0.3 2.2 1.4 1.2 —
Selzer & Co. 35 5 4.3 pts D+3.7 68% 4.2 4.2 4.7 5.4 3.8 — —
Vox Populi Polling 35 3 4.7 pts D+1.5 78% 3.9 — 5.0 — — — —
Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. 34 5 4.0 pts D+1.5 63% 4.3 4.4 8.6 2.5 2.5 — —
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies 33 5 4.8 pts D+4.2 71% 7.0 5.1 1.3 5.4 2.1 — —
New England College Polling Center 32 1 3.8 pts D+0.5 80% 3.8 — — — — — —
St. Pete Polls 32 5 3.5 pts D+2.8 52% 1.5 2.2 2.5 6.1 7.5 — —
University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion 32 5 3.1 pts D+2.2 90% 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.4 1.4 — —
Noble Predictive Insights 31 5 4.3 pts D+1.1 67% — 3.6 5.5 4.3 3.7 4.0 R+3.0
TIPP Insights partisan·R 31 5 2.3 pts D+1.3 67% — 1.9 3.5 1.7 3.6 2.5 D+1.0
ABC News/The Washington Post 30 5 3.3 pts D+2.7 83% 1.5 2.0 2.0 4.9 1.5 — —
Bloomberg 29 1 4.7 pts D+4.7 18% — — — — — 4.7 —
MassINC Polling Group 29 5 3.8 pts D+0.7 71% 4.7 2.7 6.0 1.3 0.9 — —
Targoz Market Research 29 5 5.9 pts D+2.5 78% — — 7.2 5.4 4.8 — R+8.3
American Research Group 28 5 6.5 pts D+4.5 92% 4.9 2.6 9.7 12.5 2.2 — —
Tarrance Group 28 5 5.7 pts R+2.3 79% 7.7 5.5 6.9 2.1 3.3 — —
DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department 27 5 7.5 pts D+6.0 54% 8.1 6.4 7.0 10.3 4.5 — —
EPIC-MRA 27 6 4.0 pts D+2.7 85% 2.7 6.5 5.8 4.5 1.7 0.4 —
Leger 27 2 3.5 pts D+0.3 92% — 3.5 — 3.5 — — —
Clarity Campaign Labs 26 4 5.9 pts D+5.7 59% 4.7 5.6 3.2 — 10.0 — —
Marquette University Law School 26 5 3.5 pts D+2.1 65% 2.6 6.1 1.4 4.8 3.0 — —
SoonerPoll.com 26 5 10.1 pts D+7.8 81% 4.8 13.7 10.7 6.8 18.3 — —
Wick 26 3 4.6 pts R+3.8 60% — — 3.2 3.1 5.4 — —
Christopher Newport University Wason Center for Civic Leadership 25 7 4.6 pts D+2.2 88% 12.9 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.4 — —
National Research 25 5 4.3 pts D+0.1 68% 3.7 3.0 8.8 4.0 — — —
Øptimus Analytics 25 4 5.5 pts D+0.4 68% 5.8 — 3.1 3.2 — — —
co/efficient 24 5 4.7 pts R+3.4 76% — — — 3.3 6.2 0.6 R+2.9
Data Orbital 24 5 2.7 pts D+0.8 87% — 2.3 3.6 2.9 3.4 2.5 —
FOX News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research) 24 1 2.3 pts D+1.9 68% — — — — — 2.3 D+2.0
Loras College Public Opinion Survey Center 23 2 6.4 pts D+3.8 78% 6.7 6.3 — — — — —
Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion 23 5 3.9 pts D+2.7 76% 6.6 4.0 2.9 6.3 2.1 — —
Research & Polling Inc. 23 5 4.4 pts R+2.2 91% 2.5 3.7 6.9 3.8 2.5 — —
University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research 23 3 5.2 pts D+1.0 65% — 5.0 5.1 5.4 — — —
Alaska Survey Research 22 5 6.9 pts D+2.5 82% 12.8 5.0 7.1 8.6 4.3 — R+3.4
Baldwin Wallace University Community Research Institute 22 4 6.8 pts D+6.7 82% — 12.8 6.4 5.1 8.8 — —
Harvard-Harris 22 1 6.9 pts R+6.8 100% — — — — — 6.9 —
McLaughlin & Associates partisan·R 22 5 7.4 pts R+3.8 64% 4.7 7.8 11.0 1.0 4.1 — Even
Moore Information Group 22 5 7.5 pts R+2.0 65% 9.9 5.8 12.2 7.5 6.6 — —
Stockton University William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy 22 6 6.5 pts D+3.6 90% 7.9 4.8 7.5 6.7 — — —
Echelon Insights partisan·R 21 5 2.6 pts D+0.9 73% — 4.4 — 2.3 3.1 1.9 R+0.2
JMC Analytics 21 7 5.5 pts D+2.1 95% 10.0 3.7 10.2 6.8 — — —
Pan Atlantic Research partisan·D 21 4 6.5 pts D+3.9 76% 6.8 — 2.1 10.0 4.6 — D+8.0
Quinnipiac 21 1 3.0 pts D+1.9 50% — — — — — 3.0 —
Saint Anselm College Survey Center 21 3 4.2 pts D+0.4 90% — — 5.7 3.5 4.5 — —
CBS News 20 4 2.7 pts D+2.3 47% 1.4 4.9 0.5 — — 2.6 —
Hendrix College 20 5 9.0 pts D+8.0 95% 9.9 4.3 4.1 6.1 17.7 — —
Marist 20 1 4.3 pts D+4.3 47% — — — — — 4.3 —
Normington, Petts & Associates partisan·D 20 4 6.8 pts D+5.4 65% 6.3 7.4 1.1 9.4 — — —
We Ask America 20 4 4.3 pts D+2.3 78% 4.8 1.5 — 1.1 — — —
WPA Intelligence partisan·R 20 5 5.2 pts R+2.7 80% 6.3 4.2 9.4 1.0 1.5 — —
CNN 19 1 2.9 pts D+2.7 50% — — — — — 2.9 —
Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research 19 5 5.7 pts D+5.0 79% 7.0 8.3 4.9 4.4 2.7 — —
Harper Polling partisan·R 19 4 4.2 pts D+3.5 73% 4.9 3.2 5.7 3.9 — — D+1.4
OnMessage Inc. partisan·R 19 3 5.9 pts R+3.6 89% — — 4.8 7.0 5.5 — —
Dan Jones & Associates 18 4 6.8 pts D+4.2 100% 2.8 9.4 — — 6.4 — —
East Carolina University Center for Survey Research 18 2 3.6 pts D+3.0 71% — — — 5.2 1.1 — —
Glengariff Group 18 5 5.3 pts D+3.3 89% 2.7 9.5 6.7 5.6 4.1 — R+5.1
The Polling Company Inc. 17 4 5.6 pts R+2.8 81% 4.8 5.8 4.2 — — — —
University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab 17 5 4.8 pts D+4.8 50% 6.1 5.2 2.4 5.6 6.6 — —
Amber Integrated 16 2 11.0 pts D+10.3 88% — — — 8.5 11.6 — —
AtlasIntel 16 2 2.2 pts D+0.6 69% — — — 2.2 2.3 — —
DFM Research 16 5 11.5 pts D+9.7 87% 10.7 12.7 4.1 14.1 20.6 — —
Magellan Strategies 16 3 4.3 pts Even 93% 4.3 3.7 4.8 — — — —
Maine People's Resource Center partisan·D 16 2 5.3 pts D+2.8 88% 7.7 4.5 — — — — —
Strategies 360 16 5 4.6 pts D+4.1 86% 1.6 0.8 0.6 6.5 2.5 — —
Center Street PAC 15 1 9.4 pts D+10.0 80% — — — — 9.4 — —
Fabrizio Lee & Associates/Impact Research 15 1 3.6 pts R+1.2 93% — — — — 3.6 — —
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates partisan·R 15 5 4.4 pts R+1.5 71% 3.0 — 5.3 0.4 4.2 — R+3.0
Lake Research Partners partisan·D 15 5 8.5 pts D+7.4 93% 7.5 9.7 5.6 6.4 30.5 — D+1.0
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group 15 3 9.9 pts D+7.2 67% — — 2.8 3.7 19.8 — —
American Viewpoint 14 6 6.1 pts R+2.2 85% 0.5 3.1 4.7 4.7 1.3 — —
Cook Political Report 14 1 3.9 pts D+3.9 17% — — — — — 3.9 —
KFF 14 4 5.9 pts D+3.6 43% — 8.8 6.2 5.1 6.6 — —
University of California Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies 14 3 3.6 pts D+0.4 100% — — 2.9 8.3 2.6 — —
University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs 14 3 1.6 pts R+0.6 57% — — 0.8 1.9 1.6 — —
Cherry Communications partisan·R 13 5 6.5 pts Even 38% 3.4 7.9 4.3 8.4 8.4 — R+4.9
Elon University 13 3 4.5 pts D+4.0 27% 6.5 4.2 — — — 3.7 —
Montana State University Billings 13 5 6.9 pts D+6.3 92% 4.8 5.3 3.5 11.3 5.8 — —
Public Policy Institute of California 13 5 6.1 pts R+5.4 100% 2.5 8.9 8.8 1.7 0.6 — —
Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research 13 5 6.2 pts D+3.6 83% 13.7 4.9 — 2.4 — — —
Tulchin Research partisan·D 13 4 5.2 pts D+2.9 83% — 4.5 4.8 13.9 1.7 — D+3.5
Victory Research 13 4 5.6 pts R+0.4 100% — 3.3 0.3 6.3 12.0 — —
Y2 Analytics 13 4 7.7 pts D+2.9 92% 13.9 7.2 9.3 6.8 — — —
American Pulse Research & Polling 12 3 11.4 pts D+4.2 83% — — 5.4 19.6 10.7 — —
Ascend Action 12 1 12.4 pts D+12.0 75% — — — — 12.4 — —
Citizen Data 12 1 7.6 pts D+7.6 50% — — — 7.6 — — —
Data for Progress (D) partisan·D 12 1 4.1 pts D+3.8 25% — — — — — 4.1 —
Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative 12 4 5.0 pts D+4.6 50% — 5.1 2.5 5.4 9.5 — —
KAConsulting 12 2 4.1 pts R+3.1 83% — — — — 4.4 — —
Patinkin Research Strategies 12 3 5.4 pts D+5.4 92% — — 7.9 5.5 4.2 — —
University of Delaware Center for Political Communication 12 5 7.9 pts D+7.9 100% 11.5 9.3 8.0 5.8 4.5 — —
USA Today/Suffolk 12 1 2.4 pts D+2.3 50% — — — — — 2.4 —
Zia Poll 12 2 6.3 pts R+5.2 92% — 6.2 — 6.8 — — —
Colby College 11 1 8.8 pts D+7.7 64% — — — 8.8 — — —
Dixie Strategies 11 2 6.0 pts R+4.1 91% — 2.3 8.1 — — — —
Global Strategy Group/GBAO (Navigator Research) 11 2 6.3 pts D+6.3 64% — — — 5.5 7.6 — —
Meredith College Department of History, Political Science, and International Studies 11 3 5.4 pts D+5.0 36% — 5.9 — 6.1 2.5 — —
Reuters/Ipsos 11 1 3.8 pts D+3.8 10% — — — — — 3.8 —
RRH Elections 11 6 4.5 pts R+1.2 89% 1.1 1.1 — — 5.2 — —
Target Insyght 11 4 5.5 pts D+1.3 60% 4.2 5.2 5.3 — 7.5 — —
The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government 11 5 2.5 pts D+1.4 82% — 0.7 0.8 3.4 — — —
The Winston Group 11 5 3.3 pts D+2.2 60% 8.1 1.9 5.5 0.8 3.6 — —
Wall Street Journal 11 1 2.6 pts D+1.5 56% — — — — — 2.6 —
Digital Research 10 3 5.4 pts D+5.3 90% 2.1 — 4.8 7.1 — — —
Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research 10 1 1.9 pts D+1.9 75% — — — — — 1.9 D+2.7
HighGround Inc. 10 4 3.0 pts R+0.3 70% — 4.3 4.4 2.4 2.0 — —
Mellman Group 10 4 9.0 pts D+7.7 40% 14.2 — 5.6 1.3 9.6 — —
MRG Research 10 3 7.6 pts R+6.9 89% 8.1 — 8.0 3.5 — — —
Patriot Polling 10 1 6.0 pts R+6.0 60% — — — — 6.0 — —
Pew Research Center 10 5 3.7 pts D+3.7 70% 4.6 4.6 1.0 4.3 3.6 — —
Public Religion Research Institute 10 3 8.1 pts D+7.6 89% — 7.7 5.0 12.1 — — —
Saint Leo University Polling Institute 10 3 6.5 pts D+5.9 50% 2.6 6.5 10.3 — — — —
SocialSphere 10 2 3.8 pts R+0.4 78% 3.7 — 4.2 — — — —
Strategic Research Associates 10 1 3.4 pts D+1.8 70% — — 3.4 — — — —
UNH 10 1 4.2 pts D+4.2 100% — — — — — 4.2 —
Washington Post 10 1 2.2 pts D+2.2 50% — — — — — 2.2 —
Western New England University Polling Institute 10 4 3.2 pts D+0.4 100% 2.4 3.8 5.2 — 1.9 — —
Brandwatch Qriously 9 1 5.5 pts D+5.4 100% — — — 5.5 — — —
Braun Research 9 3 4.8 pts D+0.4 100% — 4.0 2.8 7.7 — — —
Forbes/HarrisX 9 1 3.2 pts D+0.4 56% — — — — — 3.2 —
Harstad Strategic Research 9 3 8.9 pts D+8.9 50% 5.1 12.6 — 11.8 — — —
Keating Research partisan·D 9 4 3.9 pts D+3.5 89% 6.9 3.8 — — 1.8 0.5 —
Landmark Communications/Rosetta Stone Communications 9 1 4.6 pts D+4.6 100% — 4.6 — — — — —
Phillips Academy 9 1 5.9 pts R+4.3 67% — — — — 5.9 — —
Repass 9 5 9.7 pts D+9.0 100% — 4.2 1.4 21.1 6.9 — —
TargetPoint 9 2 6.4 pts R+0.8 75% — 12.7 5.6 — — — —
TargetSmart 9 3 7.3 pts D+7.3 67% — 7.3 7.9 5.8 — — —
University of Arkansas Department of Political Science 9 5 7.9 pts D+4.8 100% 3.5 6.5 9.6 13.7 7.3 — —
VCreek/AMG 9 2 11.0 pts D+2.6 56% — — 15.9 9.6 — — —
ActiVote 8 1 5.3 pts D+3.7 100% — — — — 5.3 — —
Clout Research 8 4 6.9 pts R+5.3 71% 10.7 5.8 5.5 — 7.9 — —
CVOTER 8 1 2.0 pts R+0.1 88% — 2.0 — — — — —
DHM Research 8 5 3.5 pts R+1.0 88% 2.1 3.9 1.4 4.1 4.4 — —
Elway Research 8 4 3.9 pts R+0.9 88% 0.7 3.5 8.9 — 1.5 — —
Frederick Polls 8 4 3.5 pts D+2.8 50% 4.8 0.8 — 4.0 2.8 — —
High Point University Survey Research Center 8 2 4.2 pts D+4.2 63% 2.1 4.9 — — — — —
Nielson Brothers Polling 8 3 15.8 pts D+15.8 100% 14.1 19.6 — 12.8 — — —
Opinium 8 2 8.3 pts D+8.3 75% — — — 7.4 11.1 — —
Susquehanna 8 1 3.7 pts D+2.2 40% — — — — — 3.7 —
Thomas Partners Strategies/Øptimus 8 1 14.8 pts R+14.8 100% — — 14.8 — — — —
Yahoo News 8 1 2.4 pts D+1.9 29% — — — — — 2.4 —
Abt Associates 7 3 4.9 pts D+4.5 86% 4.8 2.2 — — — — —
Beacon Research partisan·D 7 2 9.5 pts D+7.9 100% — — — 9.7 7.9 — —
Data Targeting partisan·R 7 4 5.8 pts R+1.2 100% 5.9 2.8 — 4.3 16.2 — —
David Binder Research partisan·D 7 3 6.1 pts D+6.5 100% 3.5 — — 4.3 10.8 — —
East Carolina U. 7 1 1.3 pts D+1.1 100% — — — — — 1.3 —
Fairleigh Dickinson University 7 6 3.2 pts D+1.4 100% 2.5 3.5 5.2 0.9 — — —
Fleming & Associates 7 3 5.5 pts R+5.1 86% 1.5 — 5.3 — 7.9 — —
FM3 Research partisan·D 7 5 8.4 pts D+6.6 71% 2.1 16.0 6.5 10.8 1.4 — Even
Goucher College Sarah T. Hughes Center for Politics 7 4 6.8 pts R+2.2 100% — 5.7 7.3 2.2 9.6 — —
GSG/NSOR 7 1 2.9 pts D+2.7 40% — — — — — 2.9 —
Hickman Analytics 7 2 8.0 pts D+6.7 43% 7.8 — — — — — —
Market Research Insight 7 2 3.8 pts D+3.7 100% — 7.6 — — — — —
Marketing Resource Group (MRG) 7 4 3.6 pts D+2.6 86% 1.6 5.2 7.0 1.3 — — —
Marquette 7 1 3.2 pts D+3.2 0% — — — — — 3.2 —
NPR/PBS/Marist 7 1 3.5 pts D+3.5 14% — — — — — 3.5 —
RABA Research 7 4 10.2 pts D+10.2 43% — 6.4 3.7 13.4 8.0 — —
St. Cloud State University 7 4 7.6 pts D+7.6 100% — 9.5 3.6 9.8 13.3 — —
UMass Lowell 7 1 3.6 pts D+3.6 57% — — — — — 3.6 —
University of Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center 7 3 11.5 pts D+11.5 100% — 12.2 — 15.2 5.2 — —
Bendixen & Amandi International partisan·D 6 3 5.0 pts D+2.6 60% — 3.0 — 9.7 8.5 — —
Fort Hays State University Docking Institute of Public Affairs 6 4 9.6 pts R+3.3 83% 6.0 16.7 1.1 0.3 — — —
GfK Group 6 2 5.8 pts D+5.0 60% 4.0 6.7 — — — — —
Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis 6 2 12.9 pts D+12.9 100% — — — 10.9 14.9 — —
Montana State University Bozeman Human Ecology Learning and Problem Solving Lab 6 2 7.2 pts D+6.1 83% — — 1.7 10.0 — — —
Opinion Research Associates 6 1 18.2 pts D+18.2 0% 18.2 — — — — — —
Remington Research partisan·R 6 1 2.2 pts D+2.2 80% — — — — — 2.2 —
Strategic National 6 3 3.3 pts D+3.1 75% — 0.7 6.0 3.3 — — —
Strategy Research 6 2 9.5 pts R+5.6 17% — 11.7 — — — — —
The Tyson Group partisan·R 6 3 4.3 pts D+3.6 67% 1.9 2.9 — 12.6 — — —
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lee Business School 6 1 3.1 pts D+1.1 67% — — — 3.1 — — —
University of New Orleans Survey Research Center 6 4 6.5 pts D+2.5 100% 3.9 6.7 — 4.3 — — —
University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research 6 3 4.2 pts D+1.5 83% — — 4.1 5.1 3.4 — —
Univision/Latino Decisions/North Star Opinion Research 6 1 5.3 pts D+5.3 83% — — — 5.3 — — —
brilliant corners Research & Strategies 5 2 8.5 pts D+8.2 40% — — — 10.5 0.8 — —
BSP Research/Shaw & Company Research 5 1 1.3 pts D+0.2 75% — — — — 1.3 — —
Carroll Strategies 5 1 9.9 pts R+9.9 80% — — 9.9 — — — —
CBS News/The New York Times 5 2 2.1 pts D+0.6 75% 1.4 2.2 — — — — —
EMC Research partisan·D 5 2 12.1 pts D+12.1 50% 11.5 — — 12.2 — — —
Expedition Strategies partisan·D 5 3 7.5 pts D+4.8 40% — 8.9 2.7 8.2 — — —
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies Inc. 5 3 6.9 pts R+1.5 60% 6.8 — 6.4 8.1 — — —
JMC Analytics/Bold Blue Campaigns 5 1 6.7 pts R+5.5 80% — — 6.7 — — — —
John Zogby Strategies 5 2 1.7 pts D+0.6 80% — — — 1.0 4.7 — —
Keating Research/OnSight Public Affairs/Melanson 5 2 1.6 pts R+0.1 100% — — 2.6 1.3 — — —
KSTP/SurveyUSA 5 1 3.2 pts D+3.2 100% — — — — — 3.2 —
Latino Decisions 5 2 4.5 pts D+4.5 100% — — 6.4 3.2 — — —
Lighthouse Research 5 1 8.4 pts D+7.3 80% — — — 8.4 — — —
Meeting Street Insights 5 3 5.3 pts D+2.5 60% — 5.7 7.0 4.5 — — —
NBC News 5 1 2.3 pts D+2.1 50% — — — — — 2.3 —
North Star Opinion Research 5 2 6.5 pts R+6.5 40% 11.2 5.3 — — — — —
Princeton Survey Research Associates International 5 3 7.3 pts D+4.8 60% 10.1 2.3 — — — — —
SEA Polling & Strategic Design 5 3 5.3 pts D+3.4 60% 1.4 — 4.1 — 15.3 — —
Southern Illinois University Paul Simon Public Policy Institute 5 3 3.5 pts D+3.0 100% 1.3 4.2 6.3 — — — —
St. Anselm 5 1 3.4 pts D+3.4 100% — — — — — 3.4 —
The Washington Post/University of Maryland Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement 5 4 6.9 pts D+3.5 80% 12.8 6.7 8.2 — 0.4 — —
University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics 5 1 5.8 pts R+3.9 100% — — 5.8 — — — —
Winthrop University Center for Public Opinion & Policy Research 5 2 3.5 pts D+3.0 100% 2.3 5.3 — — — — —
1892 Polling partisan·R 4 3 2.9 pts R+1.3 100% — — 2.0 0.0 7.6 — —
AmGreatness/NSOR 4 1 1.0 pts D+0.8 100% — — — — — 1.0 —
AP-NORC 4 3 5.5 pts D+5.3 75% — — 1.5 5.5 9.6 — —
APC Research 4 1 8.0 pts D+8.0 75% 8.0 — — — — — —
Auburn University at Montgomery Department of Political Science and Public Administration 4 1 7.5 pts D+7.5 100% — — — 7.5 — — —
AYTM 4 1 3.6 pts D+3.6 75% — — — 3.6 — — —
BK Strategies 4 2 6.5 pts R+0.9 75% — 3.8 — 14.6 — — —
Brigham Young University Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy 4 1 16.4 pts D+16.4 75% 16.4 — — — — — —
ccAdvertising 4 1 6.5 pts R+3.3 75% 6.5 — — — — — —
Columbus Dispatch 4 2 3.1 pts D+3.1 75% 1.6 4.6 — — — — —
Dittman Research 4 2 2.6 pts D+1.1 100% 2.9 — — — 2.5 — —
El Nuevo Día/The Research Office 4 1 1.2 pts — 100% — — — 1.2 — — —
GreatBlue Research 4 2 3.5 pts D+0.3 75% — — 3.0 4.9 — — —
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner/American Viewpoint 4 2 3.6 pts R+2.0 100% 1.0 6.2 — — — — —
GS Strategy Group 4 3 9.3 pts R+9.3 100% — 5.6 24.6 1.3 — — —
Hampton University Center for Public Policy 4 2 8.3 pts R+5.0 50% — 5.4 — — — — —
Hellenthal & Associates 4 1 6.0 pts D+0.7 50% 6.0 — — — — — —
Hoffman Research Group partisan·R 4 3 3.4 pts R+1.1 75% — 1.0 3.5 — 5.4 — Even
Jayhawk Consulting Services 4 3 28.2 pts D+28.2 75% 42.9 — 28.8 — 12.3 — —
Jorge Benítez 4 1 5.1 pts — 50% — — — 5.1 — — —
Mercyhurst University Center for Applied Politics 4 2 2.0 pts D+1.6 75% 2.9 1.1 — — — — —
Mitchell Research 4 1 1.9 pts D+1.9 50% — — — — — 1.9 D+0.9
New York Post 4 1 3.2 pts D+3.2 0% — — — — — 3.2 —
RKM Research and Communications Inc. 4 1 1.2 pts D+0.8 100% — 1.1 — — — — —
Rutgers University Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling 4 3 8.2 pts D+5.1 100% — — 6.2 10.9 — — —
Victoria Research & Consulting 4 4 9.1 pts D+9.1 50% 14.1 — 6.5 13.6 2.2 — —
Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs 4 2 5.7 pts D+5.7 50% — — — 3.4 — — —
Western Kentucky University Social Science Research Center 4 3 9.9 pts D+9.2 75% 11.8 7.1 — — — — —
Zogby Analytics 4 2 4.7 pts D+2.5 75% 5.4 — — 2.3 — — —
20/20 Insight 3 2 4.8 pts D+4.8 67% — 4.4 5.4 — — — —
African American Research Collaborative 3 1 10.5 pts D+10.5 100% — — — — 10.5 — —
Albuquerque Journal 3 1 3.3 pts D+3.3 100% — — — — — 3.3 —
Atlanta Journal-Constitution 3 1 1.8 pts R+1.8 100% — — — — — 1.8 —
Axis Research 3 3 8.3 pts R+11.1 50% — — 3.6 — 2.6 — —
Ball State University Bowen Center for Public Affairs 3 1 13.3 pts D+13.3 33% — 13.3 — — — — —
Basswood Research 3 1 2.2 pts R+0.4 0% — — — 2.2 — — —
Benenson Strategy Group/GS Strategy Group 3 2 4.2 pts D+4.2 67% — — 3.5 5.4 — — —
Blueprint Polling partisan·D 3 2 2.4 pts D+1.4 100% — — 1.4 — 2.9 — —
Bruno Political Consulting 3 1 13.0 pts D+13.0 67% — — — — 13.0 — —
Cardinal Point Analytics (CardinalGPS) 3 1 2.5 pts R+2.5 100% — — — 2.5 — — —
Carolina Journal/Cygnal 3 1 1.9 pts D+1.9 100% — — — — — 1.9 —
Climate Nexus 3 1 5.8 pts D+5.8 100% — — — 5.8 — — —
CNBC 3 1 0.5 pts R+0.5 100% — — — — — 0.5 —
DeSales University Kamran Afshar Data Analytics Center 3 2 9.9 pts D+9.9 100% — — 1.1 14.3 — — —
Federalist/Susquehanna 3 1 7.8 pts D+7.8 0% — — — — — 7.8 —
Florida Atlantic University 3 1 6.1 pts D+6.1 100% — — — — — 6.1 —
Franklin & Marshall 3 1 3.7 pts D+3.7 33% — — — — — 3.7 —
Gallup 3 2 2.5 pts D+2.5 100% 4.6 — 1.5 — — — —
Global Strategy Group/Lester & Associates 3 2 5.5 pts D+1.6 33% 10.6 3.0 — — — — —
IMGE Insights 3 1 5.9 pts R+5.9 100% — — — — — — —
J.L. Partners partisan·R 3 1 6.9 pts D+6.9 100% — — — 6.9 — — —
Keating Research/Magellan Strategies 3 2 3.5 pts R+3.5 100% — — 3.6 — 3.5 — —
Kiley & Company 3 1 2.6 pts D+2.5 100% 2.6 — — — — — —
KOB-TV/SurveyUSA 3 1 0.7 pts D+0.7 100% — — — — — 0.7 —
Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research 3 2 7.1 pts D+6.1 67% — 19.2 1.0 — — — —
Middle Tennessee State University 3 2 13.5 pts D+13.5 100% 13.2 14.0 — — — — —
MinnPost 3 1 1.1 pts R+0.6 100% — — — — — 1.1 —
Muhlenberg College 3 1 3.0 pts D+3.0 0% — — — — — 3.0 —
Ogden & Fry 3 2 4.0 pts R+3.7 100% 0.7 — — 10.6 — — —
OpinionWorks 3 3 4.5 pts D+2.7 67% 10.8 — — 1.2 1.4 — —
Pew Research 3 1 2.2 pts D+2.2 0% — — — — — 2.1 —
Praecones Analytica 3 1 1.8 pts R+1.8 33% — 1.8 — — — — —
Probolsky Research 3 2 7.0 pts R+9.1 67% 4.9 — 8.0 — — — —
Riley Research Associates 3 2 3.4 pts D+1.2 100% — 3.9 2.4 — — — —
Sachs Media 3 1 12.1 pts D+12.1 100% — — — — 12.1 — —
Schoen Cooperman Research partisan·D 3 2 4.3 pts D+3.5 67% — — — — 1.3 — —
Siena 3 1 2.7 pts D+2.7 100% — — — — — 2.7 —
Slingshot Strategies partisan·D 3 2 3.6 pts D+2.8 100% — — 4.8 — 1.3 — D+1.6
Southern Media & Opinion Research 3 1 5.1 pts D+5.1 100% — 5.1 — — — — —
Spry Strategies 3 2 5.2 pts R+5.2 33% — — — 4.2 — — —
St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute 3 2 9.6 pts D+9.6 33% 4.7 12.1 — — — — —
Starboard Communications 3 2 2.8 pts D+2.8 100% — 3.3 — 2.6 — — —
The Castleton Polling Institute 3 1 6.0 pts D+6.0 100% — 6.0 — — — — —
Univ. of North Florida 3 1 4.1 pts D+4.1 100% — — — — — 4.1 —
University of Akron Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics 3 2 6.3 pts D+6.3 67% — 11.1 3.9 — — — —
University of Houston 3 1 6.0 pts D+6.0 100% — — — — — 6.0 —
University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy 3 2 5.8 pts D+5.8 100% — — — 7.8 4.8 — —
Victory Insights 3 2 6.6 pts D+6.1 100% — — — — 9.6 0.8 —
Ward Research 3 1 4.4 pts D+1.6 100% 4.4 — — — — — —
WRAL-TV/SurveyUSA 3 1 4.2 pts D+4.2 0% — — — — — 4.2 —
WT&S Consulting 3 1 10.6 pts R+10.6 0% — — — — — — —

How to read this table

  • Avg. Error — the average number of points a firm's polls missed the final margin by, in either direction. Lower is better; strong national firms land in the 3–5 point range.
  • Lean (house effect) — the direction of the average miss. A firm can have a large error but no lean (misses in both directions) or a small error with a consistent lean.
  • Winner Called — how often the poll's leader actually won. Blowout races inflate this; read it alongside Avg. Error.
  • Year columns — that cycle's average error (hover for the poll count). Errors vary by year for the whole industry: 2018 was polling's good year, 2016 and 2020 its hard ones.
  • 2026 vs. Consensus — results aren't in yet, so current polls are measured against the PollingSource average in the races each firm polls. It shows house lean, not accuracy.
  • Small samples mislead. A firm with a handful of scored polls can look artificially great or terrible — weight the poll counts as much as the error columns.

None of these numbers change what enters the PollingSource average — every scientific poll counts, including every firm on this page. That's the point: our methodology is inclusion plus transparency, not silent exclusion.

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