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Harris Insights & Analytics B

Trust Score 49/100, rank #36 of 72 (medium confidence; grade held in 69% of 400 resamples, plausible rank #23–60).

Average error
5.1
points, vs. 5.3 expected for its races
Versus other pollsters, same races
0.1 worse
points
Historical bias
R+1.2
which way its misses leaned
Winners called
83%
184 polls, 1998–2020

How Harris Insights & Analytics compares

Trust Score percentile49th (median 49)
Accuracy versus expected53th percentile
Random miss (consistency)±5.2 pts
MethodLive Phone
Transparency score7/10

Average error by election cycle

CyclePollsAvg errorBias
1998488.8R+5.9
2000753.9even
200218.7D+8.7
200483.1D+2.6
200626.6D+6.6
200831.1R+0.7
2018343.9R+0.3
2020133.3D+3.2

Harris Insights & Analytics in 2026

2 polls this cycle.

DatePollResultvs. other polls
09-02Trump approvalApprove 44, Disapprove 52
09-02Generic ballotDemocrats 49, Republicans 51

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Frequently asked questions

Is Harris Insights & Analytics accurate?

Harris Insights & Analytics is rated B in the Crosstab Trust Index (Trust Score 49 of 100, rank 36 of 72, medium confidence). Its final polls missed the actual margin by 5.1 points on average, against 5.3 expected for the races it polled, and it called the winner in 83% of races.

Does Harris Insights & Analytics lean Republican or Democratic?

Historically, Harris Insights & Analytics's misses leaned R+1.2 on average. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.

What has Harris Insights & Analytics polled in 2026?

2 polls in Crosstab's data, including Trump approval, Generic ballot.

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.