18 final polls from 2004 to 2022 (average error 5.1 points): too few to grade. Crosstab grades every 2026 pollster on its own results after Election Day.
2 polls this cycle.
| Date | Poll | Result | vs. other polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03-17 | Texas Senate | Talarico 44, Paxton 43 | even |
| 07-28 | Ohio Governor | Acton 46, Ramaswamy 47 | D+4 |
Open Impact Research in the interactive Trust Index All pollster ratings
Impact Research has 18 final polls in the 1998–2022 results data, too few to receive a grade (at least 20 graded polls are needed). Its average error was 5.1 points.
Historically, Impact Research's misses leaned D+3.9 on average. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.
2 polls in Crosstab's data, including Texas Senate, Ohio 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.