Trust Score 33/100, rank #55 of 72 (high confidence; grade held in 72% of 400 resamples, plausible rank #28–60). Consistent D tilt · Often Democratic-sponsored · Transparency member.
| Trust Score percentile | 24th (median 49) |
| Accuracy versus expected | 32th percentile |
| Random miss (consistency) | ±3 pts |
| Method | Live Phone |
| Transparency score | 5.5/10 · AAPOR/Roper member |
| Cycle | Polls | Avg error | Bias |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | 2.5 | D+2.3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5.3 | D+5.3 |
| 2004 | 14 | 5.5 | D+4.7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.6 | D+0.6 |
| 2008 | 12 | 3.9 | D+3.1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8.2 | D+8.2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3.5 | D+3.3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1.6 | D+0.8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4.2 | D+4.2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4.9 | D+4.9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5.7 | D+0.3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1.6 | D+1.6 |
1 poll this cycle.
| Date | Poll | Result | vs. other polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03-16 | Iowa Senate | Turek 43, Hinson 47 |
States polled: Iowa.
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GQR is rated C in the Crosstab Trust Index (Trust Score 33 of 100, rank 55 of 72, high confidence). Its final polls missed the actual margin by 4.2 points on average, against 4.1 expected for the races it polled, and it called the winner in 53% of races.
Historically, GQR's misses leaned D+3.5 on average. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.
1 poll in Crosstab's data, including Iowa 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.