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
2,310
57 races · 234 pollsters
Spread · elections
±1.6 pts
Std. dev. of house effects, 88 pollsters with 5+ polls
Spread · approval
±5.2 pts
Net approval, 41 pollsters with 5+ polls
Disagreement · elections
0.86×
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+0.3 to R+6.763
RMG Research 3.0 R+1.5 to R+4.4204
Stetson University Center for Public Opinion Research 2.9 R+0.1 to R+5.762
Public Opinion Strategies 2.7 R+0.1 to R+5.354
HarrisX 2.6 R+0.5 to R+4.771
National Public Affairs 2.2 D+0.3 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+0.6 to R+4.484
Trafalgar Group 1.8 R+0.3 to R+3.32314
Glengariff Group 1.7 D+0.7 to R+4.1112
Quantus Insights 1.6 R+0.6 to R+2.75120
SurveyUSA 1.1 D+1.0 to R+3.11810
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy 1.1 D+1.3 to R+3.587
InsiderAdvantage 0.9 D+0.5 to R+2.42516
Kreate Strategies 0.9 D+1.4 to R+3.172
Echelon Insights 0.8 D+0.6 to R+2.22911
Texas Southern University 0.8 D+1.3 to R+3.062
SoCal Strategies 0.8 D+1.6 to R+3.296
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+3.064
EPIC-MRA 0.3 D+2.5 to R+3.152
University of New Hampshire Survey Center 0.3 D+1.3 to R+1.93710
University of North Florida 0.2 D+2.2 to R+2.872
The New York Times/Siena 0.2 D+1.4 to R+1.73119
Guidant Polling & Strategy 0.1 D+2.5 to R+2.655
NBC News (Hart Research/Public Opinion Strategies) 0.1 D+2.0 to R+2.191
Wedgewood Polls 0.1 D+2.2 to R+2.31111
Texas Politics Project (UT Austin)/YouGov 0.0 D+2.0 to R+2.292
Harper Polling 0.0 D+2.8 to R+2.771
Saint Anselm College Survey Center 0.0 D+2.1 to R+2.292
Emerson College 0.1 D+1.0 to R+0.96727
The Winston Group 0.1 D+2.4 to R+2.361
TIPP Insights 0.1 D+1.9 to R+1.81510
J.L. Partners 0.1 D+2.8 to R+2.853
Bowling Green State University/YouGov 0.1 D+2.3 to R+2.2123
Lake Research Partners 0.1 D+2.9 to R+2.684
YouGov 0.1 D+0.8 to R+0.68825
Alaska Survey Research 0.2 D+2.5 to R+2.3152
UMass Amherst/YouGov 0.2 D+2.5 to R+2.285
ActiVote 0.2 D+2.8 to R+2.21311
Big Data Poll 0.3 D+1.7 to R+1.12110
Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) 0.3 D+1.7 to R+1.13215
Focaldata 0.4 D+2.2 to R+1.661
Impact Research 0.4 D+2.4 to R+1.5189
John Zogby Strategies 0.4 D+2.7 to R+1.873
CBS News/YouGov 0.4 D+2.6 to R+1.766
Mitchell Research & Communications 0.5 D+2.8 to R+1.9112
Public Policy Polling 0.5 D+2.3 to R+1.32619
Z to A Research 0.6 D+3.4 to R+2.366
Global Strategy Group 0.6 D+2.8 to R+1.5126
Clarity Campaign Labs 0.7 D+2.6 to R+1.2132
CNN/SSRS 0.7 D+2.5 to R+1.0139
Abacus Data 0.7 D+3.9 to R+2.355
Change Research 0.7 D+2.4 to R+0.9239
Slingshot Strategies 0.8 D+2.7 to R+1.292
UC Berkeley Citrin Center/TrueDot 0.8 D+3.2 to R+1.552
Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research 0.9 D+2.5 to R+0.71715
Texas Public Opinion Research 1.0 D+3.0 to R+1.092
Marquette Law School Poll 1.0 D+3.6 to R+1.472
Suffolk University 1.1 D+3.4 to R+1.21712
Hart Research Associates 1.3 D+3.7 to R+1.387
The Public Sentiment Institute 1.4 D+4.3 to R+1.663
Evitarus 1.4 D+3.6 to R+0.851
Data for Progress 1.4 D+3.9 to R+1.185
Siena/ReconMR 1.5 D+3.9 to R+1.082
Tulchin Research 1.5 D+4.0 to R+1.064
GQR 1.6 D+4.5 to R+1.255
Washington Post/George Mason University 1.7 D+4.2 to R+0.765
Verasight 1.9 D+0.6 to D+3.1211
Quinnipiac University 1.9 Even to D+3.8155
GBAO 1.9 D+0.2 to D+3.71510
GS Strategy Group/ New River Strategies 2.0 D+4.5 to R+0.566
EMC Research 2.0 D+4.7 to R+0.853
Marist Poll 2.4 D+1.0 to D+3.92412
The Bullfinch Group 2.6 D+5.4 to Even63
Tavern Research 2.7 Even to D+5.285
PennLive 2.7 D+5.8 to R+0.251
PPIC 2.8 D+0.3 to D+5.361
Siena Research Institute 2.8 Even to D+5.791
AtlasIntel 3.4 D+0.8 to D+6.073
UC Berkeley IGS 5.5 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 0.1
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Florida Governor Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor R+9.0 5.3
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Georgia Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+3.0 2.0
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Florida Senate Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor R+8.0 2.8
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Georgia Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+8.0 1.2
Oct 20, 2026 2026 Illinois Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+17.0 3.4
Oct 20, 2026 2026 North Carolina Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote D+13.8 3.2
Oct 19, 2026 2026 California Governor Leans Democratic by 0.1 points Emerson College D+28.0 9.1
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 1.6
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Iowa Governor Leans Republican by 3.6 points co/efficient R sponsor D+4.0 3.2
Oct 19, 2026 2026 New York Governor Leans Democratic by 1.9 points Quinnipiac University D+14.0 2.9
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote R+2.8 6.2
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor Leans Democratic by 0.3 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R sponsor D+2.0 1.4
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Governor Leans Democratic by 0.3 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R sponsor R+5.0 2.0
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Florida Senate Leans Republican by 0.2 points University of North Florida R+4.0 1.3
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 1.5
Oct 19, 2026 2026 Texas Senate Leans Democratic by 0.3 points Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R sponsor Even 2.1
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Alaska Governor Leans Democratic by 0.2 points Alaska Survey Research D+10.0 3.6
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 2.4 points Marist Poll D+6.0 0.1
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Ohio Governor Leans Democratic by 2.4 points Marist Poll D+7.0 3.6
Oct 18, 2026 2026 South Carolina Governor Leans Republican by 1.8 points Trafalgar Group R sponsor R+16.0 5.3
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Michigan Senate Leans Democratic by 2.4 points Marist Poll D+2.0 0.5
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Montana Senate Leans Republican by 1.6 points Quantus Insights R+25.0 9.5
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Ohio Senate Leans Democratic by 0.2 points ActiVote Even 3.7
Oct 18, 2026 2026 Ohio Senate Leans Democratic by 2.4 points Marist Poll D+4.0 0.5
Oct 18, 2026 2026 South Carolina Senate Leans Republican by 1.8 points Trafalgar Group R sponsor R+3.0 1.6