Pollsters need to be fast enough to match the fluidity of ever-changing battle lines. Artificial intelligence-optimized surveys are the fix.

A new report on the pre-election poll performance in 2024 and an interview with two seasoned veterans of Election Day polling describe problems and what lies ahead.

The 2025 election two weeks ago crystallized how big a problem the economy and affordability appear to be for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

The Marquette Law School survey showed 49% of registered voters expect to support the Democratic candidate in the 2026 midterm elections.

Fresh off the victory, 57% of city residents surveyed by Siena say Mamdani will be good for New York. Just 26% say he’ll be bad. About 40% said they viewed him favorably; 40% unfavorably. But that’s better than before the election, when he was running 30-38, according to Siena.

Two-thirds of voters say they are very enthusiastic about the midterms, with the majority favoring Democratic control of Congress, according to the latest NBC News poll.

Officials in Chester County have hired a law firm to investigate issues with poll books that affected third-party voters.