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Mitchell Research & Communications C

Trust Score 24/100, rank #60 of 72 (high confidence; grade held in 70% of 400 resamples, plausible rank #33–70).

Average error
4.7
points, vs. 4.6 expected for its races
Versus other pollsters, same races
0.2 worse
points
Historical bias
D+1.3
which way its misses leaned
Winners called
69%
51 polls, 1998–2022

How Mitchell Research & Communications compares

Trust Score percentile15th (median 49)
Accuracy versus expected32th percentile
Random miss (consistency)±4.6 pts
MethodLive Phone
Transparency score7/10

Average error by election cycle

CyclePollsAvg errorBias
199817.6R+7.6
200053.6R+3.6
200267.1D+7.1
200433.8R+3.8
200821.5R+1.5
201225.7R+5.7
201471.8D+1.2
201696.6D+6.6
201862.5R+0.9
202065.8D+5.8
202246.4R+5.3

Mitchell Research & Communications in 2026

6 polls this cycle; its polls have been 2 points more Democratic than other polls of the same races (raw gap D+3.4, adjusted for its 6 polls); spread 1.19× what its sample sizes predict.

DatePollResultvs. other polls
07-29Michigan SenateEl-Sayed 45, Rogers 45D+4.8
07-29Michigan GovernorBenson 46, James 44R+3
06-13Michigan SenateEl-Sayed 47, Rogers 42D+3.4
06-13Michigan GovernorBenson 51, James 40even
05-07Michigan SenateEl-Sayed 41, Rogers 42D+4
11-21Michigan SenateEl-Sayed 38, Rogers 41D+11

States polled: Michigan.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Mitchell Research & Communications accurate?

Mitchell Research & Communications is rated C in the Crosstab Trust Index (Trust Score 24 of 100, rank 60 of 72, high 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 69% of races.

Does Mitchell Research & Communications lean Republican or Democratic?

Historically, Mitchell Research & Communications's misses leaned D+1.3 on average. In 2026 its polls have been 2 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 Mitchell Research & Communications polled in 2026?

6 polls in Crosstab's data, including Michigan Senate, Michigan 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.