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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?
(88148 responses)

Yes: 51.77%
No: 48.23%

Do you think that the results of election polls are usually accurate?
(85181 responses)

Yes: 56.55%
No: 43.45%

Do you think that news reports regarding candidate's and voter polling have an impact on how people vote?
(86673 responses)

Yes: 87.54%
No: 12.46%

Which of these do you consider when choosing who to vote for?
(89090 responses)

Political Affiliation: 61.45%
Gender: 15.63%
Age: 20.77%
Ethnic Group: 12.73%
Stand on Issues: 87.27%
Number of Years in Politics: 37.1%
Occupation: 26.98%
Income: 8.78%

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.