Morning Consult 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 | Morning Consult | Rasmussen |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 41/100 ★ | 27/100 |
| Average error how far final polls missed the result | 4.5 pts ★ | 4.9 pts |
| Versus expected error compared with what its races predicted | 0.1 worse ★ | 0.3 worse |
| Consistency random miss once its tilt is removed | ±2.7 pts ★ | ±4.7 pts |
| Historical bias closer to even is better | D+4 | D+1.7 ★ |
| Winners called | 71% ★ | 67% |
| Track record final polls analyzed, 1998–2022 | 74 polls | 139 polls |
| 2026 polls | 13 | 19 |
| 2026 lean versus other polls of the same races | — | D+0.6 |
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Morning Consult has the smaller average error (4.5 pts vs. 4.9 pts). Overall, morning Consult comes out ahead on 5 of 6 measures in the Crosstab Trust Index (Morning Consult: B-, Trust Score 41; Rasmussen: C, Trust Score 27).
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.