Trust Score 80/100, rank #5 of 72 (high confidence; grade held in 91% of 400 resamples, plausible rank #2–29). Gold standard · Transparency member.
| Trust Score percentile | 92th (median 49) |
| Accuracy versus expected | 92th percentile |
| Random miss (consistency) | ±3.3 pts |
| Method | Online Panel |
| Transparency score | 8/10 · AAPOR/Roper member |
| Cycle | Polls | Avg error | Bias |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 5.8 | R+5.8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9.8 | D+9.8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.1 | R+1.1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | R+0.4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4.8 | D+4.8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1.4 | even |
1 poll this cycle.
| Date | Poll | Result | vs. other polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-14 | Maine Governor | Pingree 49, Charles 38 | R+0.8 |
States polled: Maine.
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University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion is rated A in the Crosstab Trust Index (Trust Score 80 of 100, rank 5 of 72, high confidence). Its final polls missed the actual margin by 3.4 points on average, against 4.9 expected for the races it polled, and it called the winner in 85% of races.
Historically, University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion's misses leaned D+1.6 on average. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.
1 poll in Crosstab's data, including Maine 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.