Research & Polling Inc. comes out ahead on 6 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 | Rasmussen | Research & Polling Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 27/100 | 75/100 ★ |
| Average error how far final polls missed the result | 4.9 pts | 4.2 pts ★ |
| Versus expected error compared with what its races predicted | 0.3 worse | 1.7 better ★ |
| Consistency random miss once its tilt is removed | ±4.7 pts | ±4.1 pts ★ |
| Historical bias closer to even is better | D+1.7 | R+1 ★ |
| Winners called | 67% | 88% ★ |
| Track record final polls analyzed, 1998–2022 | 139 polls | 43 polls |
| 2026 polls | 19 | — |
| 2026 lean versus other polls of the same races | D+0.6 | — |
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Research & Polling Inc. has the smaller average error (4.2 pts vs. 4.9 pts). Overall, research & Polling Inc. comes out ahead on 6 of 6 measures in the Crosstab Trust Index (Rasmussen: C, Trust Score 27; Research & Polling Inc.: A, Trust Score 75).
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.