17 final polls from 1998 to 2016 (average error 4.2 points): too few to grade. Crosstab grades every 2026 pollster on its own results after Election Day.
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Columbus Dispatch has 17 final polls in the 1998–2022 results data, too few to receive a grade (at least 20 graded polls are needed). Its average error was 4.2 points.
Historically, Columbus Dispatch's misses leaned D+3 on average. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.
Grades: Crosstab Trust Index, computed from FiveThirtyEight's pollster-ratings data (CC BY 4.0), 1998–2022; 2026 measures from Crosstab's polling data.
Updated 2026-10-04 · Crosstab, nonpartisan polling analysis.