---
title: "Video: Can we still trust polls?"
description: "Recent events – including the 2016 presidential election and Brexit – have rattled public confidence in polls. But this video explains why well-designed polls can still be trusted and remain an important way to measure public opinion."
date: "2018-05-14"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Piccorossi"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2018/05/14/video-can-we-still-trust-polls/"
categories:
  - "Election 2016"
  - "Methodological Research"
  - "Survey Methods"
---

# Video: Can we still trust polls?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHgZzIRhezo

Recent events – including the 2016 presidential election and Brexit – have rattled public confidence in polls. But this video explains why well-designed polls can still be trusted and remain an important way to measure public opinion.

**Related blog post:** [Can polls be trusted? Yes, if designed well.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/05/14/can-we-still-trust-polls/)