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What's Your Opinion On Polling?

See how other visitors to the "Statistics" exhibit responded to the poll.

Have you ever been asked to participate in a poll regarding whom you would vote for in an election?
(92734 responses)

Yes: 51.77%
No: 48.23%

Do you think that the results of election polls are usually accurate?
(89633 responses)

Yes: 56.62%
No: 43.38%

Do you think that news reports regarding candidate's and voter polling have an impact on how people vote?
(91159 responses)

Yes: 87.56%
No: 12.44%

Which of these do you consider when choosing who to vote for?
(93684 responses)

Political Affiliation: 61.42%
Gender: 15.63%
Age: 20.88%
Ethnic Group: 12.79%
Stand on Issues: 87.23%
Number of Years in Politics: 37.37%
Occupation: 27.23%
Income: 9.08%

Percentages for each answer are percentages of users who answered that question.

Thank you for taking part in our survey.

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Note: This survey does not represent a statistically valid random sample.