Media Polls, Media Polling, and Polling Standards

Gallup Explains Why Its Failed Poll Favored Romney in 2012 Election

At a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, June 3, Frank Newport released the results of an extensive review of...

Three recent polls have all purported to measure the public’s reaction to the revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA)...

Polling experts don't know what to make of wildly contradictory polls on NSA snooping. While some polls, like one from...

The issue of abortion has been around so long, you might think that people’s opinions are firmly set by now....

In a recent blog post, HuffPost Pollster noted apparent conflicts in polling on abortion (for a better example than the...

The decision on whether to authorize building the XL Pipeline, which would transport oil from the tar sands in Canada...

It’s not clear why Pew seems so intent on characterizing the American public as “polarized.” That is the message in...

Quinnipiac University recently announced that a majority of American voters back “Stand Your Ground” laws, by a margin of 53%...

A recent “Dear Abby” column caused a minor stir among some members of AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research),...