Pollsters need to be fast enough to match the fluidity of ever-changing battle lines. Artificial intelligence-optimized surveys are the fix.

A new report on the pre-election poll performance in 2024 and an interview with two seasoned veterans of Election Day polling describe problems and what lies ahead.

Exit polls in the 2025 races in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City and California showed Trump and the economy were on the minds of voters.

Fresh off the victory, 57% of city residents surveyed by Siena say Mamdani will be good for New York. Just 26% say he’ll be bad. About 40% said they viewed him favorably; 40% unfavorably. But that’s better than before the election, when he was running 30-38, according to Siena.

Officials in Chester County have hired a law firm to investigate issues with poll books that affected third-party voters.

A new Marquette Law School national poll conducted Nov. 5–12, 2025, shows Democrats holding a modest advantage over Republicans in early expectations for the 2026 congressional elections. The survey,