The MoE is, in part, a reflection of the sample size used in the poll. When pollsters interview a sampling of people, they are making inferences about the broader and much larger population.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 51% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. forty-eight percent (48%) disapprove. The latest ...

For example, if a polling sample had 56 percent women, but the pollster believed that the eventual electorate would be 52 percent women, they might weigh male respondents slightly more heavily in ...

The notion of gauging public opinion on anything — from support for fascism to whether people prefer Fluff over peanut butter — traditionally was based on one important thing: the random sample.

What all that means is this: Imagine if 100 different random samples of the same size were selected from the larger group, and then asked the same questions in the poll.

The majority of Americans, including the majority of Democrats and Republicans, support childhood vvaccination requirements, ...

Opinion: What the polls say about Harris that the Trump team ... Whenever we pollsters conduct a survey, we know that the sample of people we talk to may not exactly match up demographically with ...

What all that means is this: Imagine if 100 different random samples of the same size were selected from the larger group, and then asked the same questions in the poll.

How a Poll Can Represent Your Opinion Even if You Weren’t Contacted for It WASHINGTON (AP) — Chances are, you have never been contacted for an election poll. But the dozens of high-quality ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes against Iran is broadly unpopular with Americans, according to a new ...

The New York Times/Siena College Poll has earned a reputation for accuracy and transparency. But as with any poll, there are limits to just how much you can derive.

Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack after a new poll detailed what the people of America really think of him, some ...