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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The Political Matrix/The Listener Group

Polls analyzed	12
Races called correctly	75%
Most recent cycle	2022
Affiliated with AAPOR/Roper	No
Other names

What are pollster ratings?

How accurate are the polls from The Political Matrix/The Listener Group?

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

2022

Key

A = Adults

RV = Registered voters

V = Voters

LV = Likely voters

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Nov 6-7	722LV	Governor (FL) General election	IVR	Poll DeSantis +4.0	Actual DeSantis +19.4	Difference 15.4
Nov 5-7	800LV	Senate (PA) General election	IVR	Poll Fetterman +6.0	Actual Fetterman +4.9	Difference 1.1
Nov 5-7	690LV	Senate (GA) General election	IVR	Poll Warnock +18.0	Actual Warnock +1.0	Difference 17.0
Oct 27-28	633LV	Governor (FL) General election	IVR/Live Phone	Poll Crist +6.8	Actual DeSantis +19.4	Difference 26.2

2020

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Nov 2	966LV	President (FL) General election	IVR	Poll Trump +3.8	Actual Trump +3.4	Difference 0.4
Oct 26-28	900LV	President (FL) General election	IVR	Poll Biden +0.5	Actual Trump +3.4	Difference 3.9
Oct 22-24	895LV	President (FL) General election	IVR	Poll Trump +4.1	Actual Trump +3.4	Difference 0.7
Oct 17-20	1,431LV	President (FL) General election	IVR	Poll Trump +13.3	Actual Trump +3.4	Difference 9.9
Mar 8	898LV	President (FL) Democratic primary	IVR	Poll Biden +52.2	Actual Biden +39.1	Difference 13.1

2018

Dates	Sample	Race	Methodology	Poll margin	Election margin	Difference
Oct 28-30	1,193LV	Governor (FL) General election	IVR	Poll DeSantis +7.2	Actual DeSantis +0.4	Difference 6.8
Oct 28-30	1,193LV	Senate (FL) General election	IVR	Poll Nelson +0.4	Actual Scott +0.1	Difference 0.5
Oct 18-21	730LV	House (FL-1) General election	IVR	Poll Gaetz +30.7	Actual Gaetz +34.1	Difference 3.4

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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