Trust Score 68/100, rank #15 of 72 (medium confidence; grade held in 63% of 400 resamples, plausible rank #4–44). Highly accurate.
| Trust Score percentile | 78th (median 49) |
| Accuracy versus expected | 65th percentile |
| Random miss (consistency) | ±3.9 pts |
| Method | Online Panel |
| Transparency score | 6/10 |
| Cycle | Polls | Avg error | Bias |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | 4.1 | R+1.1 |
| 2020 | 14 | 5.2 | D+5.2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1.9 | D+1.9 |
| 2022 | 21 | 3.4 | even |
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Research Co. is rated A- in the Crosstab Trust Index (Trust Score 68 of 100, rank 15 of 72, medium confidence). Its final polls missed the actual margin by 4 points on average, against 4.5 expected for the races it polled, and it called the winner in 86% of races.
Historically, Research Co.'s misses leaned D+1 on average. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.
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.