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 88 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
2,312
57 races · 235 pollsters
Spread · elections
±1.6 pts
Std. dev. of house effects, 88 pollsters with 5+ polls
Spread · approval
±5.6 pts
Net approval, 41 pollsters with 5+ polls
Disagreement · elections
0.96×
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+2.4 to R+4.93725
Peak Insights 3.4 R+0.2 to R+6.763
RMG Research 3.0 R+1.4 to R+4.4204
Stetson University Center for Public Opinion Research 2.9 Even to R+5.762
Public Opinion Strategies 2.7 R+0.1 to R+5.354
HarrisX 2.6 R+0.6 to R+4.571
National Public Affairs 2.2 D+0.5 to R+4.988
Morning Consult 2.2 R+1.5 to R+2.8423
Ipsos 2.0 R+0.7 to R+3.3181
GrayHouse 1.9 D+0.3 to R+4.295
Targoz Market Research 1.9 D+0.5 to R+4.484
Trafalgar Group 1.9 R+0.4 to R+3.42314
Glengariff Group 1.7 D+0.6 to R+4.1112
Quantus Insights 1.6 R+0.6 to R+2.75120
SoCal Strategies 1.1 D+1.5 to R+3.785
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy 1.1 D+1.3 to R+3.587
SurveyUSA 1.1 D+1.0 to R+3.11810
InsiderAdvantage 1.0 D+0.5 to R+2.42516
Kreate Strategies 0.9 D+1.4 to R+3.272
Echelon Insights 0.8 D+0.6 to R+2.32911
Texas Southern University 0.8 D+1.3 to R+2.962
Cygnal 0.8 D+0.4 to R+2.03610
Noble Predictive Insights 0.7 D+1.0 to R+2.5143
UMass Lowell/YouGov 0.6 D+1.9 to R+3.255
Rasmussen Reports 0.6 D+1.1 to R+2.21813
A2 Insights 0.3 D+2.3 to R+2.964
EPIC-MRA 0.3 D+2.5 to R+3.152
University of New Hampshire Survey Center 0.3 D+1.4 to R+1.93710
University of North Florida 0.2 D+2.2 to R+2.772
The New York Times/Siena 0.2 D+1.4 to R+1.73119
Guidant Polling & Strategy 0.1 D+2.4 to R+2.755
Wedgewood Polls 0.1 D+2.1 to R+2.21111
NBC News (Hart Research/Public Opinion Strategies) 0.1 D+1.9 to R+2.191
Texas Politics Project (UT Austin)/YouGov 0.0 D+2.1 to R+2.292
Harper Polling 0.0 D+2.8 to R+2.871
Saint Anselm College Survey Center 0.0 D+2.2 to R+2.392
Emerson College 0.0 D+1.0 to R+1.06927
The Winston Group 0.1 D+2.4 to R+2.361
J.L. Partners 0.1 D+2.8 to R+2.853
TIPP Insights 0.1 D+2.0 to R+1.81510
Lake Research Partners 0.1 D+3.0 to R+2.784
Bowling Green State University/YouGov 0.1 D+2.3 to R+2.0123
YouGov 0.1 D+0.8 to R+0.58825
Alaska Survey Research 0.2 D+2.6 to R+2.3152
UMass Amherst/YouGov 0.2 D+2.5 to R+2.185
ActiVote 0.2 D+2.7 to R+2.21311
Big Data Poll 0.3 D+1.6 to R+1.12110
Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) 0.3 D+1.7 to R+1.13215
Focaldata 0.4 D+2.3 to R+1.661
Impact Research 0.4 D+2.3 to R+1.5189
Mitchell Research & Communications 0.4 D+2.8 to R+1.9112
John Zogby Strategies 0.5 D+2.8 to R+1.973
CBS News/YouGov 0.5 D+2.5 to R+1.666
Public Policy Polling 0.5 D+2.3 to R+1.32619
Z to A Research 0.5 D+3.2 to R+2.366
Global Strategy Group 0.6 D+2.9 to R+1.6126
Clarity Campaign Labs 0.7 D+2.6 to R+1.1132
Abacus Data 0.7 D+4.0 to R+2.455
Change Research 0.8 D+2.4 to R+0.9239
CNN/SSRS 0.8 D+2.5 to R+1.0139
Slingshot Strategies 0.8 D+2.8 to R+1.392
UC Berkeley Citrin Center/TrueDot 0.8 D+3.2 to R+1.552
Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research 0.8 D+2.5 to R+0.71715
Marquette Law School Poll 1.0 D+3.6 to R+1.672
Texas Public Opinion Research 1.0 D+3.1 to R+0.992
Suffolk University 1.1 D+3.3 to R+1.11712
Hart Research Associates 1.3 D+3.7 to R+1.287
Evitarus 1.4 D+3.6 to R+0.851
The Public Sentiment Institute 1.4 D+4.4 to R+1.663
Data for Progress 1.4 D+3.9 to R+1.185
Siena/ReconMR 1.5 D+3.9 to R+0.982
Tulchin Research 1.5 D+4.0 to R+1.064
GQR 1.6 D+4.5 to R+1.155
Washington Post/George Mason University 1.7 D+4.2 to R+0.865
Verasight 1.9 D+0.6 to D+3.2211
Quinnipiac University 1.9 D+0.1 to D+3.7155
GBAO 1.9 D+0.1 to D+3.71510
GS Strategy Group/ New River Strategies 2.0 D+4.5 to R+0.566
EMC Research 2.1 D+4.8 to R+0.753
Marist Poll 2.5 D+1.0 to D+3.92412
The Bullfinch Group 2.7 D+5.4 to Even63
Tavern Research 2.7 Even to D+5.385
PPIC 2.7 D+0.3 to D+5.361
Siena Research Institute 2.7 D+5.7 to R+0.191
PennLive 2.8 D+5.8 to R+0.251
AtlasIntel 3.5 D+0.8 to D+6.073
UC Berkeley IGS 5.6 D+3.5 to D+7.651

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 Texas Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+5.0 1.9
Oct 21, 2026 2026 Texas Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+2.0 0.0
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Florida Governor Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor R+9.0 5.6
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Georgia Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+3.0 2.2
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 5.7
Oct 20, 2026 2026 North Carolina Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+13.8 3.4
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Ohio Senate No lean (few polls) VoteHub/Verasight D+3.9 0.3
Oct 19, 2026 2026 California Governor No lean Emerson College D+28.0 ◂ 10.9
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 3.1
Oct 19, 2026 2026 New York Governor Leans Democratic by 1.9 points Quinnipiac University D+14.0 3.2
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 0.3 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R sponsor D+2.0 1.5
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Governor Leans Democratic by 0.3 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R sponsor R+5.0 2.1
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Governor No lean Emerson College R+4.0 0.9
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 0.3 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R sponsor D+5.0 1.8
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Senate Leans Democratic by 0.3 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R sponsor Even 2.2
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Senate No lean Emerson College D+1.0 1.1
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Alaska Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points Alaska Survey Research D+10.0 5.6
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Massachusetts Governor Leans Democratic by 1.1 points Suffolk University D+23.0 0.9
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Michigan Governor Leans Democratic by 2.5 points Marist Poll D+6.0 0.4
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor Leans Democratic by 2.5 points Marist Poll D+7.0 4.0
Oct 18, 2026 2026 South Carolina Governor Leans Republican by 1.9 points Trafalgar Group R sponsor R+16.0 7.2
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Michigan Senate Leans Democratic by 2.5 points Marist Poll D+2.0 0.9