UPDATED Mar. 13, 2023, at 3:53 PM

FiveThirtyEight’s Pollster Ratings

Based on the historical accuracy and methodology of each polling organization’s polls.

B/C

Southeastern Louisiana University Social Science Research Center

Polls analyzed	8
Races called correctly	88%
Most recent cycle	2008
Affiliated with AAPOR/Roper	No
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What are pollster ratings?

How accurate are the polls from Southeastern Louisiana University Social Science Research Center?

Polls conducted within 21 days of an election (based on the poll’s median date) are used to determine the pollster’s grade.

2008

Key

A = Adults

RV = Registered voters

V = Voters

LV = Likely voters

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 20-23	503RV	Senate (LA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Landrieu +19.0	Actual Landrieu +6.4	Difference 12.6
Oct 20-23	503RV	President (LA) General election	Live Phone	Poll McCain +12.3	Actual McCain +18.6	Difference 6.3

2007

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 1-7	641RV	Governor (LA) Jungle primary	Live Phone	Poll Jindal +39.0	Actual Jindal +36.4	Difference 2.6

2004

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 17-22	637RV	President (LA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Bush +26.0	Actual Bush +14.5	Difference 11.5
Oct 17-22	637RV	Senate (LA) Jungle primary	Live Phone	Poll Vitter +24.8	Actual Vitter +21.7	Difference 3.1

2003

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 28-Nov 5	705LV	Governor (LA) Runoff	Live Phone	Poll Jindal +2.0	Actual Blanco +3.9	Difference 5.9

2002

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 20-22	537LV	Senate (LA) Jungle primary	Live Phone	Poll Landrieu +29.0	Actual Landrieu +18.8	Difference 10.2

2000

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 18-24	660LV	President (LA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Bush +8.0	Actual Bush +7.7	Difference 0.3

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How this works

FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings are calculated by analyzing the historical accuracy of each polling organization’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. When a pollster publishes multiple versions of the same survey (for example, versions with and without third-party candidates included), FiveThirtyEight uses an average of the different versions to calculate the pollster’s rating. However, all versions of these polls are listed here. Read more about our methodology»

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