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Pollsters

Every polling firm in this corpus, and how far its polls sit from everyone else's.

as of Aug 17, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC

How to read this

D+0.8 means this pollster's polls run 0.8 points more Democratic than the field; we subtract that before averaging. R+0.8 means the same in the other direction. The effect is measured against the other firms polling the same thing at the same time — never against the election result, which hasn't happened — so it says a firm differs from its competitors, not that it is wrong.

Raw is the firm's average gap from the field. Applied is that number pulled toward zero by how much evidence stands behind it — a firm with three polls keeps 38% of its raw effect, one with thirty keeps 86% — and then capped at 3.0 points. Firms under 3 usable polls are shown but not adjusted for. The full method is on the methodology page.

156 pollsters · 113 with an estimated effect · 46 whose effect is being applied

Pollster Polls Usable Raw effect Applied effect Status
AtlasIntel 5 5 D+8.5 D+3.0 Applied
RMG Research 24 17 R+3.7 R+2.8 Applied
McLaughlin & Associates 18 15 R+3.6 R+2.7 Applied
Harvard/Harris Poll/HarrisX 12 6 R+4.0 R+2.2 Applied
Glengariff Group 7 2 R+7.3 R+2.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Marist University 3 3 D+5.1 D+1.9 Applied
Public Opinion Strategies 4 3 R+5.1 R+1.9 Applied
Morning Consult 49 49 R+2.0 R+1.8 Applied
Catawba College/YouGov 2 2 D+6.1 D+1.8 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Strength In Numbers/Verasight 22 13 D+2.4 D+1.8 Applied
Survey 160 3 3 D+4.6 D+1.7 Applied
Change Research 15 5 R+3.3 R+1.7 Applied
Tavern Research 26 3 R+4.4 R+1.6 Applied
New York Times/Siena University 6 4 R+3.7 R+1.6 Applied
Nexus Strategies/ Strategic Partners Solutions 1 1 D+9.6 D+1.6 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
GBAO 7 1 D+9.2 D+1.5 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Big Data Poll 33 13 D+2.1 D+1.5 Applied
Quinnipiac University 6 6 D+2.8 D+1.5 Applied
Reuters/Ipsos 30 18 R+1.8 R+1.4 Applied
GQR 13 1 D+8.4 D+1.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
NHJournal/Praecones Analytica 1 1 D+8.0 D+1.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Hart Research 8 3 D+3.2 D+1.2 Applied
The Bullfinch Group 11 4 D+2.7 D+1.2 Applied
Victory Insights 2 1 R+6.6 R+1.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Quantus Insights 28 25 R+1.3 R+1.1 Applied
GrayHouse 5 4 R+2.4 R+1.1 Applied
Emerson College 29 16 D+1.4 D+1.1 Applied
Harper Polling 9 4 D+2.2 D+1.0 Applied
High Point University 1 1 D+5.6 D+0.9 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Marquette University Law School 14 5 R+1.8 R+0.9 Applied
Z to A Research 3 1 R+5.2 R+0.9 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
The Rainey Center 1 1 R+5.1 R+0.8 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Yale Youth Poll 2 2 R+3.0 R+0.8 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Elon University/YouGov 3 1 D+5.0 D+0.8 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
HarrisX/Forbes 6 2 R+2.9 R+0.8 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
John Zogby Strategies 4 4 R+1.9 R+0.8 Applied
Texas Public Opinion Research 3 3 D+2.2 D+0.8 Applied
New York Times/Siena College 4 4 D+1.8 D+0.8 Applied
I&I/TIPP Insights 3 3 R+2.1 R+0.8 Applied
Mitchell Research & Communications 3 2 D+2.7 D+0.8 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
KFF 2 2 D+2.6 D+0.8 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Talker Research 2 2 D+2.6 D+0.7 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Morris Predictive Insights/Verasight 1 1 D+4.3 D+0.7 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Saint Anselm College 8 1 R+4.2 R+0.7 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Global Strategy Group 9 2 D+2.4 D+0.7 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research 12 11 D+1.0 D+0.7 Applied
co/efficient 13 4 R+1.5 R+0.7 Applied
Texas Southern University 2 2 R+2.3 R+0.7 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
The Economist/YouGov 81 49 R+0.7 R+0.6 Applied
GBAO/Third Way 2 2 D+2.1 D+0.6 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
American Pulse Research & Polling 1 1 D+3.4 D+0.6 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Clarity Campaign Labs 11 11 D+0.8 D+0.6 Applied
BGSU/YouGov 1 1 D+3.1 D+0.5 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
The Public Sentiment Institute 3 1 D+2.9 D+0.5 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Focaldata 8 3 D+1.3 D+0.5 Applied
UMass Lowell/YouGov 2 2 R+1.6 R+0.5 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
The Washington Post/Ipsos 2 1 R+2.7 R+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Pennsylvania State University/YouGov 2 2 R+1.5 R+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
University of Houston/YouGov 1 1 R+2.6 R+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
The Winston Group 3 3 D+1.1 D+0.4 Applied
A2 Insights 2 2 D+1.4 D+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Cygnal 24 22 R+0.5 R+0.4 Applied
Impact Research 20 1 R+2.3 R+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Rasmussen Reports 5 5 R+0.8 R+0.4 Applied
University of Texas/Texas Politics Project 2 2 D+1.3 D+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos 3 2 R+1.3 R+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Echelon Insights 24 20 R+0.5 R+0.4 Applied
OnMessage Public Strategies 1 1 D+2.2 D+0.4 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Fabrizio Ward 2 2 D+1.2 D+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
NewsNation/DDHQ 3 2 R+1.1 R+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
National Association of Independent Pollsters 1 1 R+1.8 R+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Manhattan Institute 1 1 R+1.8 R+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
RealClear Opinion Research 1 1 R+1.7 R+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
HarrisX/2WAY 4 1 R+1.6 R+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
EPIC-MRA 1 1 R+1.6 R+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
High Point University/YouGov 2 1 D+1.5 D+0.3 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Mitchell Research 1 1 R+1.5 R+0.2 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Data for Progress 10 3 D+0.6 D+0.2 Applied
The Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos 1 1 R+1.4 R+0.2 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
SoCal Strategies 3 3 R+0.6 R+0.2 Applied
Wedgewood Polls 4 2 D+0.8 D+0.2 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Impact Research/ BSP Research 1 1 R+1.2 R+0.2 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
YouGov Blue 2 2 D+0.7 D+0.2 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Texas A&M University/ReconMR/Siena University 2 2 D+0.6 D+0.2 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Public Policy Polling 62 7 R+0.3 R+0.2 Applied
Guidant Polling and Strategy 1 1 R+1.0 R+0.2 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
CNN/SSRS 5 5 D+0.3 D+0.2 Applied
Bowling Green State University/YouGov 4 1 D+0.9 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
TIPP Insights 4 1 R+0.8 R+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
CBS News/YouGov 3 3 R+0.3 R+0.1 Applied
Zenith Research 2 1 D+0.7 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Bullfinch Group 1 1 D+0.7 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Normington Petts/Third Way 1 1 R+0.6 R+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Research Co. 1 1 R+0.6 R+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Opinion Diagnostics 1 1 D+0.6 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
The Argument/Verasight 20 10 D+0.1 D+0.1 Applied
Pew Research Center 1 1 D+0.5 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Impact Research/ National Research Inc. 2 2 D+0.2 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Fabrizio/Impact Research 1 1 R+0.4 R+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
J.L. Partners 1 1 R+0.4 R+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Morning Consult/Cato Institute 1 1 D+0.4 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
ActiVote 1 1 D+0.3 D+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
AlphaROC 2 2 R+0.2 R+0.1 Shown only — under 3 usable polls
i360 1 1 D+0.3 Even Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Zogby Analytics 1 1 D+0.3 Even Shown only — under 3 usable polls
University of New Hampshire 20 1 D+0.2 Even Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Public Religion Research Institute 1 1 R+0.2 Even Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Focaldata/Financial Times 9 3 R+0.1 Even Applied
Yahoo News/YouGov 7 7 Even Even Applied
Noble Predictive Insights/ The Center Square 3 3 R+0.1 Even Applied
Tulchin Research 10 3 Even Even Applied
Fabrizio Ward/ Impact Research 3 2 D+0.1 Even Shown only — under 3 usable polls
Hart Research Associates/ Public Opinion Strategies 10 10 Even Even Applied
Alaska Survey Research 12 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Ragnar Research Partners 11 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
University of North Florida 6 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
SurveyUSA 5 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Blueprint Polling 4 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
FM3 Research 4 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Patriot Polling 4 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
2040 Strategy Group 3 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Lake Research Partners 3 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
MDW Communications 3 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Normington Petts 3 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Peak Insights 3 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Upswing Research 3 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Beacon Insights 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
DCCC 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Middle Seat 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Pan Atlantic Research 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Pulse Science Decision 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
St. Pete Polls 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Stetson University 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Suffolk University 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
The Bullfinch Group/Independent Center 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
The Mellman Group 2 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Applecart 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Bedrock Polling 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Cherry Communications 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
EMC Research 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Expedition Strategies 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Independent Center Voice 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Inquire LLC 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Keating Research 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Lake Research 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
MDW 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Rosetta Stone Communications 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
The Public Sentiment Institute/ Virginia Project 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
The Tyson Group 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Trafalgar Group 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
University of Houston/ Texas Southern University 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
UT Tyler 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
Wick 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
WPA Intelligence 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against
yes. every kid. 1 0 No estimate — nothing comparable to measure against

“Usable” counts the polls that produced a comparison — one per firm per field period, excluding polls in races whose polling disagrees about who is running, polls against a placeholder opponent, and polls with no other firm in the field within 45 days. A firm with polls but no usable ones gets no estimate at all, which is a different thing from an estimate of zero.