SurveyUSA comes out ahead on 6 of 7 measures in the Crosstab Trust Index, which grades pollsters on how close their final polls came to actual results from 1998 to 2022.
| Measure | SSRS | SurveyUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 24/100 | 82/100 ★ |
| Average error how far final polls missed the result | 5.4 pts | 4.2 pts ★ |
| Versus expected error compared with what its races predicted | 1.3 worse | 0.9 better ★ |
| Consistency random miss once its tilt is removed | ±3.7 pts ★ | ±4.2 pts |
| Historical bias closer to even is better | D+4.4 | Even ★ |
| Winners called | 63% | 87% ★ |
| Track record final polls analyzed, 1998–2022 | 30 polls | 698 polls |
| 2026 polls | 19 | 8 |
| 2026 lean versus other polls of the same races | D+0.7 | Even ★ |
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SurveyUSA has the smaller average error (4.2 pts vs. 5.4 pts). Overall, surveyUSA comes out ahead on 6 of 7 measures in the Crosstab Trust Index (SSRS: C-, Trust Score 24; SurveyUSA: A, Trust Score 82).
SurveyUSA (Even versus other polls of the same races) compared with SSRS (D+0.7). Lean describes how a pollster's numbers compare with others; it isn't a measure of accuracy.
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 2026-11-11 · Crosstab, nonpartisan polling analysis.