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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?
(76389 responses)

Yes: 51.08%
No: 48.92%

Do you think that the results of election polls are usually accurate?
(73718 responses)

Yes: 56.11%
No: 43.89%

Do you think that news reports regarding candidate's and voter polling have an impact on how people vote?
(75096 responses)

Yes: 87.11%
No: 12.89%

Which of these do you consider when choosing who to vote for?
(77280 responses)

Political Affiliation: 61.46%
Gender: 15.37%
Age: 20.03%
Ethnic Group: 12.36%
Stand on Issues: 87.56%
Number of Years in Politics: 36.01%
Occupation: 26.29%
Income: 8.62%

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.