What 2020’s Election Poll Errors Tell Us About the Accuracy of Issue Polling
Given the errors in 2016 and 2020 election polling, how much should we trust polls that attempt to measure opinions on issues?
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Given the errors in 2016 and 2020 election polling, how much should we trust polls that attempt to measure opinions on issues?
Unified government at the beginning of a president’s first term has been the norm, especially for Democratic presidents.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
The 9-point fall in approval was the largest change between two Pew Research Center polls since Donald Trump took office.
Regardless of how the runoff elections in Georgia go, the Senate will be closely divided next year. And that is part of a long-running trend.
Many who follow polls are asking how these errors could happen. Here, we’ll take a preliminary shot at answering that question.
Data tables from interviews we conducted with verified voters after the 2016 and 2018 elections may help answer some election 2020 questions.
Polls can’t predict the future. But they are the best tool to reveal the public’s priorities and values, and why people vote the way they do.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
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