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Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research C+

Trust Score 38/100, rank #51 of 72 (low confidence; grade held in 38% of 400 resamples, plausible rank #5–70). Transparency member.

Average error
5.2
points, vs. 4.9 expected for its races
Versus other pollsters, same races
0.6 worse
points
Historical bias
D+1.3
which way its misses leaned
Winners called
86%
22 polls, 2004–2022

How Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research compares

Trust Score percentile29th (median 49)
Accuracy versus expected21th percentile
Random miss (consistency)±5 pts
MethodLive Phone
Transparency score9/10 · AAPOR/Roper member

Average error by election cycle

CyclePollsAvg errorBias
200435.5R+1.4
200645.6R+0.4
200822.5even
201026.5R+6.5
201220.7R+0.7
201412.9R+2.9
2016212.6D+12.6
201825.4D+5.4
202024.2D+4.2
202224.1D+3.2

Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research in 2026

3 polls this cycle; its polls have been 0.8 points more Democratic than other polls of the same races (raw gap D+2, adjusted for its 3 polls).

DatePollResultvs. other polls
08-23Pennsylvania GovernorShapiro 50, Garrity 25D+0.8
06-14Pennsylvania GovernorShapiro 50, Garrity 28D+3.1
03-01Pennsylvania GovernorShapiro 48, Garrity 28D+2

States polled: Pennsylvania.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research accurate?

Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research is rated C+ in the Crosstab Trust Index (Trust Score 38 of 100, rank 51 of 72, low confidence). Its final polls missed the actual margin by 5.2 points on average, against 4.9 expected for the races it polled, and it called the winner in 86% of races.

Does Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research lean Republican or Democratic?

Historically, Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research's misses leaned D+1.3 on average. In 2026 its polls have been 0.8 points more Democratic than other polls of the same races. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.

What has Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research polled in 2026?

3 polls in Crosstab's data, including Pennsylvania Governor.

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.