Updated Oct 22, 2026 · newest poll Oct 21, 2026

How different are the pollsters?

We measure how far each pollster sits from the rest of the field, and whether the gaps beat chance.

The field

Where 89 election pollsters sit

Each dot is a pollster with 5 or more polls, placed at its average lean against everyone else polling the same races in the same weeks.

Polls analyzed
2,336
58 races · 238 pollsters
Spread · elections
±1.7 pts
Std. dev. of house effects, 89 pollsters with 5+ polls
Spread · approval
±5.2 pts
Net approval, 41 pollsters with 5+ polls
Disagreement · elections
1.00×
Scatter vs. sampling error alone (1× = none extra), last 2 weeks
House effects

The 24 most-published pollsters

Each dot is a pollster's average lean; the bar is its 95% interval. The number after the lean is its poll count.

All pollsters, including those with fewer than 5 polls.

Show every ranked pollster as a table
PollsterHouse effect← DR →95% intervalPollsRaces
McLaughlin & Associates 3.6 R+2.1 to R+5.2235
co/efficient 3.6 R+2.3 to R+4.93725
Peak Insights 3.5 R+0.4 to R+6.863
Public Opinion Strategies 3.2 R+0.5 to R+6.065
RMG Research 3.0 R+1.4 to R+4.5204
Stetson University Center for Public Opinion Research 2.9 R+0.1 to R+5.662
HarrisX 2.6 R+0.6 to R+4.671
National Public Affairs 2.3 D+0.3 to R+4.888
Morning Consult 2.2 R+1.5 to R+2.8423
Ipsos 1.9 R+0.7 to R+3.2181
GrayHouse 1.9 D+0.2 to R+4.195
Trafalgar Group 1.9 R+0.5 to R+3.42314
Targoz Market Research 1.8 D+0.6 to R+4.384
Quantus Insights 1.8 R+0.7 to R+2.95221
Glengariff Group 1.7 D+0.7 to R+4.2112
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy 1.4 D+0.9 to R+3.998
SoCal Strategies 1.2 D+1.3 to R+3.785
SurveyUSA 1.1 D+0.9 to R+3.11810
InsiderAdvantage 1.0 D+0.4 to R+2.52516
Kreate Strategies 0.9 D+1.3 to R+3.172
Echelon Insights 0.8 D+0.6 to R+2.22911
Texas Southern University 0.8 D+1.4 to R+3.062
Cygnal 0.8 D+0.4 to R+2.03711
Noble Predictive Insights 0.7 D+1.1 to R+2.4143
UMass Lowell/YouGov 0.7 D+2.1 to R+3.355
Rasmussen Reports 0.6 D+1.0 to R+2.21813
A2 Insights 0.3 D+2.2 to R+2.864
University of New Hampshire Survey Center 0.3 D+1.3 to R+1.83710
EPIC-MRA 0.3 D+2.5 to R+3.152
University of North Florida 0.2 D+2.3 to R+2.872
Guidant Polling & Strategy 0.2 D+2.3 to R+2.655
The New York Times/Siena 0.2 D+1.3 to R+1.73119
Wedgewood Polls 0.1 D+2.1 to R+2.31111
NBC News (Hart Research/Public Opinion Strategies) 0.1 D+1.9 to R+2.091
Harper Polling 0.0 D+2.8 to R+2.681
Texas Politics Project (UT Austin)/YouGov 0.0 D+2.1 to R+2.192
TIPP Insights 0.0 D+2.0 to R+1.91510
Saint Anselm College Survey Center 0.0 D+2.1 to R+2.0112
J.L. Partners 0.0 D+2.7 to R+2.853
The Winston Group 0.0 D+2.4 to R+2.361
Emerson College 0.1 D+1.0 to R+0.97028
Bowling Green State University/YouGov 0.1 D+2.3 to R+2.1123
YouGov 0.1 D+0.8 to R+0.68825
Alaska Survey Research 0.2 D+2.5 to R+2.2152
ActiVote 0.2 D+2.5 to R+2.21412
UMass Amherst/YouGov 0.2 D+2.7 to R+2.285
Big Data Poll 0.2 D+1.6 to R+1.12110
Focaldata 0.4 D+2.2 to R+1.561
CBS News/YouGov 0.4 D+2.5 to R+1.766
Mitchell Research & Communications 0.4 D+2.8 to R+1.9112
John Zogby Strategies 0.5 D+2.8 to R+1.973
Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) 0.5 D+1.9 to R+0.93215
Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research 0.5 D+2.1 to R+1.11715
Z to A Research 0.6 D+3.5 to R+2.266
Public Policy Polling 0.7 D+2.4 to R+1.13120
Global Strategy Group 0.7 D+2.8 to R+1.4126
Impact Research 0.7 D+2.6 to R+1.21910
Abacus Data 0.7 D+4.0 to R+2.455
Lake Research Partners 0.7 D+3.7 to R+2.195
Clarity Campaign Labs 0.7 D+2.6 to R+1.1132
CNN/SSRS 0.8 D+2.6 to R+1.1139
Slingshot Strategies 0.8 D+2.9 to R+1.392
Change Research 0.8 D+2.5 to R+0.8239
UC Berkeley Citrin Center/TrueDot 0.8 D+3.3 to R+1.552
Marquette Law School Poll 1.0 D+3.6 to R+1.672
Texas Public Opinion Research 1.1 D+3.2 to R+1.092
Suffolk University 1.1 D+3.3 to R+1.11712
New River Strategies/GS Strategy Group 1.4 D+3.8 to R+1.066
The Public Sentiment Institute 1.4 D+4.2 to R+1.563
Hart Research Associates 1.4 D+4.0 to R+1.387
Siena/ReconMR 1.4 D+3.9 to R+0.982
Data for Progress 1.4 D+3.8 to R+1.085
Evitarus 1.5 D+3.7 to R+0.751
Tulchin Research 1.6 D+4.1 to R+0.964
Washington Post/George Mason University 1.7 D+4.3 to R+0.865
GQR 1.8 D+4.6 to R+1.155
Verasight 1.9 D+0.6 to D+3.2211
Quinnipiac University 1.9 Even to D+3.8155
GBAO 2.0 D+0.2 to D+3.81510
EMC Research 2.1 D+4.9 to R+0.753
Marist Poll 2.4 D+0.9 to D+3.92412
The Bullfinch Group 2.7 D+0.1 to D+5.463
PennLive 2.7 D+5.9 to R+0.251
Siena Research Institute 2.8 D+5.6 to R+0.191
PPIC 2.8 D+0.3 to D+5.261
Tavern Research 2.8 D+0.4 to D+5.385
AtlasIntel 3.5 D+0.9 to D+6.073
Concord Public Opinion Partners 3.7 D+0.6 to D+6.955
UC Berkeley IGS 5.6 D+3.6 to D+7.751

Disagreement over time: elections

How far polls scatter around the consensus, relative to sampling error alone. Rolling 2-week windows.

Disagreement over time: approval

How far polls scatter around the consensus, relative to sampling error alone. Rolling 2-week windows.

Latest

Newest election polls

The arrow shows each pollster's overall lean, a hint of which way a new poll tilts. It points down at no lean and turns toward the party it leans to.

EndedRacePollsterResultvs consensus← DR →
Oct 21, 2026 2026 Pennsylvania Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+23.0 0.0
Oct 21, 2026 2026 Texas Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+5.0 2.1
Oct 21, 2026 2026 Texas Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+2.0 0.2
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Florida Governor Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor R+9.0 5.7
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Georgia Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+3.0 2.2
Oct 20, 2026 2026 New Hampshire Governor No lean Saint Anselm College Survey Center R+8.0 1.1
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor Leans Democratic by 0.4 points (few polls) Versalight/VoteHub D+4.0 0.8
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor No lean (few polls) VoteHub/Verasight D+0.8 2.6
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Florida Senate Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor R+8.0 2.6
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Georgia Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+8.0 1.3
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Illinois Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+17.0 5.8
Oct 20, 2026 2026 North Carolina Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+13.8 3.6
Oct 20, 2026 2026 North Carolina Senate No lean Harper Polling D+10.0 0.6
Oct 20, 2026 2026 New Hampshire Senate No lean Saint Anselm College Survey Center D+7.0 0.3
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Ohio Senate Leans Democratic by 0.4 points (few polls) Versalight/VoteHub D+4.0 0.3
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Ohio Senate No lean (few polls) VoteHub/Verasight D+3.9 0.2
Oct 20, 2026 2026 South Dakota Senate Leans Democratic by 0.1 points Emerson College R+8.0 0.7
Oct 20, 2026 2026 South Dakota Senate Leans Democratic by 0.3 points (few polls) Emerson College / KELOLAND R+8.0 0.6
Oct 19, 2026 2026 California Governor Leans Democratic by 0.1 points Emerson College D+28.0 ◂ 10.8
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Florida Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+3.4 0.3
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Florida Governor Leans Republican by 0.2 points University of North Florida R+2.0 2.0
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Iowa Governor Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor D+4.0 3.4
Oct 19, 2026 2026 New York Governor Leans Democratic by 1.9 points Quinnipiac University D+14.0 3.3
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+2.8 6.3
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor Leans Democratic by 0.5 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) D+2.0 1.5
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Governor Leans Democratic by 0.5 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R+5.0 2.3
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Governor Leans Democratic by 0.1 points Emerson College R+4.0 1.1
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Florida Senate Leans Republican by 0.2 points University of North Florida R+4.0 1.6
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Iowa Senate Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor R+3.0 3.9
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Ohio Senate Leans Democratic by 0.5 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) D+5.0 1.7