Websites that List and Compare Polls
Websites that collect polls from around the country and combine them or compare them can sometimes provide a clearer picture of opinions.
Links for some examples of poll aggregators are available below.
Rating the Pollsters - 538 Podcast, Comparison Chart, and Statistics
FiveThirtyEight’s Pollster Ratings
Based on the historical accuracy and methodology of each firm’s polls.
How this works: FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings are calculated by analyzing the historical accuracy of each firm’s polls along with its methodology. Accuracy scores are adjusted for the type of election polled, the poll’s sample size, the performance of other polls surveying the same race, and other factors. We also calculate measures of statistical bias in the polls. (UPDATED MAY 19, 2020)
Polls and Polling - Books in the Oakton Library
Polling Public Opinion by Call Number: HM1236 .B48 2018ISBN: 9781498769747Publication Date: 2017Polls are conducted every day all around the world for almost everything (especially during elections). But not every poll is a good one. A lot depends on the type of questions asked, how they are asked and whether the sample used is truly representative. So how does one separate the chaff from the wheat? That's where Understanding Public Opinion Polls comes in.
Polling and the Public by Call Number: HM1236 .A75 2017ISBN: 9781506352428Publication Date: 2016Polling and the Public helps readers become savvy consumers of public opinion polls, offering solid grounding on how the media cover them, their use in campaigns and elections, and their interpretation.
Chapter 5 in the ebook Votes of Confidence has information about polling.
Votes of Confidence, 2nd Edition by
Every two years, media coverage of American elections turns into a horse-race story about who's leading the polls and who said what when. Find clear explanations about how our election process actually works, why it matters, and how people can become involved. Using real-world examples and anecdotes, this book provides readers with explanations about primaries, the electoral college, checks and balances, polls, fundraising, and more. Updated with facts, figures, and analysis, this edition provides essential guidance about the past, present, and future of American elections.
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781541578968Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Quinnipiac Polling Institute
Quinnipiac University Poll regularly surveys residents in 12 states. Polls are also taken nationwide about political races, state and national elections, and issues of public concern, such as schools, taxes, transportation, municipal services and the environment.
For a typical public opinion survey, a randomly selected sample of about 1,000 registered voters age 18 and over is interviewed over five or six days. Student interviewers use a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system to collect data from statewide and national residents. The polls are conducted at the Polling Institute.
Gallup Polls
The Gallup Organization conducts polls on political, economic and social issues in the United States and countries around the world.
Polls? or Surveys?
Is there a difference between a poll and a survey? How are polls and surveys taken? Who is included? What questions are asked?
- Survey MethodologyLearn more about how surveys are developed and conducted by exploring the Pew Research Center's survey methodology topics. Behind every survey, several decisions are made about how to: select people to interview, conduct the survey, and ask the questions. All of these decisions impact the survey results.
- Difference between a poll and a surveyBasic information about polls and surveys from a poll website.