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.

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Temple University Institute for Survey Research

Polls analyzed	6
Races called correctly	100%
Most recent cycle	2008
Affiliated with AAPOR/Roper	Yes
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What are pollster ratings?

How accurate are the polls from Temple University Institute for Survey Research?

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 20-26	761LV	President (PA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Obama +9.0	Actual Obama +10.3	Difference 1.3
Mar 27-Apr 9	583LV	President (PA) Democratic primary	Live Phone	Poll Clinton +6.0	Actual Clinton +9.1	Difference 3.1

2006

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 16-25	698LV	Senate (PA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Casey +16.0	Actual Casey +17.4	Difference 1.4
Oct 16-25	698LV	Governor (PA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Rendell +24.0	Actual Rendell +20.7	Difference 3.3

2004

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 22-27	1,488LV	Senate (PA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Specter +22.0	Actual Specter +10.6	Difference 11.4
Oct 22-27	1,488LV	President (PA) General election	Live Phone	Poll Kerry +1.0	Actual Kerry +2.5	Difference 1.5

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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