ABC/Washington Post comes out ahead on 5 of 6 measures in the Crosstab Trust Index, which grades pollsters on how close their final polls came to actual results from 1998 to 2022.
| Measure | ABC/Washington Post | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 80/100 ★ | 59/100 |
| Average error how far final polls missed the result | 3.1 pts ★ | 4.4 pts |
| Versus expected error compared with what its races predicted | 1.1 better ★ | 0 better |
| Consistency random miss once its tilt is removed | ±3 pts ★ | ±4 pts |
| Historical bias closer to even is better | D+1.5 ★ | D+2.2 |
| Winners called | 67% | 67% |
| Track record final polls analyzed, 1998–2022 | 69 polls | 42 polls |
| 2026 polls | 2 | 21 |
| 2026 lean versus other polls of the same races | — | D+0.8 |
| Race | ABC/Washington Post (latest) | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. (latest) |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Senate | El-Sayed 48, Rogers 45 (D+0.7 vs. avg) | El-Sayed 50, Rogers 49 (R+3.6 vs. avg) |
| Michigan Governor | Benson 53, James 41 (D+5 vs. avg) | Benson 54, James 45 (D+0.6 vs. avg) |
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ABC/Washington Post has the smaller average error (3.1 pts vs. 4.4 pts). Overall, aBC/Washington Post comes out ahead on 5 of 6 measures in the Crosstab Trust Index (ABC/Washington Post: A, Trust Score 80; Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.: B, Trust Score 59).
Yes: 2 races in Crosstab's data, including Michigan Senate, Michigan Governor.
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.