Pollster ratings · Crosstab Trust Index

Data for Progress B-

Trust Score 44/100, rank #42 of 72 (medium confidence; grade held in 58% of 400 resamples, plausible rank #18–62).

Average error
4.7
points, vs. 4.6 expected for its races
Versus other pollsters, same races
0 better
points
Historical bias
D+1.7
which way its misses leaned
Winners called
76%
75 polls, 2019–2022

How Data for Progress compares

Trust Score percentile40th (median 49)
Accuracy versus expected32th percentile
Random miss (consistency)±4.4 pts
MethodOnline Panel/Text-to-Web
Transparency score8/10

Average error by election cycle

CyclePollsAvg errorBias
201912.3R+2.3
2020414.9D+4.9
2022334.4R+1.9

Data for Progress in 2026

1 poll this cycle.

DatePollResultvs. other polls
06-22Michigan SenateEl-Sayed 47, Rogers 46R+2.4

States polled: Michigan.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Data for Progress accurate?

Data for Progress is rated B- in the Crosstab Trust Index (Trust Score 44 of 100, rank 42 of 72, medium confidence). Its final polls missed the actual margin by 4.7 points on average, against 4.6 expected for the races it polled, and it called the winner in 76% of races.

Does Data for Progress lean Republican or Democratic?

Historically, Data for Progress's misses leaned D+1.7 on average. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.

What has Data for Progress polled in 2026?

1 poll in Crosstab's data, including Michigan Senate.

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.