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 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 80/100 ★ | 33/100 |
| Average error how far final polls missed the result | 3.1 pts ★ | 5.6 pts |
| Versus expected error compared with what its races predicted | 1.1 better ★ | 0.7 worse |
| Consistency random miss once its tilt is removed | ±3 pts ★ | ±4.5 pts |
| Historical bias closer to even is better | D+1.5 ★ | D+3.2 |
| Winners called | 67% | 71% ★ |
| Track record final polls analyzed, 1998–2022 | 69 polls | 102 polls |
| 2026 polls | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 lean versus other polls of the same races | — | D+0.8 |
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ABC/Washington Post has the smaller average error (3.1 pts vs. 5.6 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; Change: C+, Trust Score 33).
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.