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Public Policy Polling

GRADE A− NEUTRAL LEAN ★ AAPOR TI MEMBER
Polls scored
2158
Mean error
4.4 pt
Signed bias
D+1.13
Aggregation weight
1.00
Composite quality score
0–100 · weighted of 6 components
58
of 100 · tier · moderate

Moderate quality. Worth checking individual signals before relying on this pollster's headline.

Aggregator weight 50
Verification rate 9
Sample size median 77
Citation rate 100
Outlier rate (inv.) 100
Rater alignment 67
Pollster vs editorial consensus
decoupled

Across 368 graded races, Public Policy Polling's released topline differed from the median editorial-rater consensus by an average of -1.5pp. Decoupled from editorial consensus — directionally different from Cook/Sabato/IE on multiple races.

Mean delta
-1.5pp
Median delta
+0.0pp
Std-dev
18.1pp
N graded
368
Recent activity
Total all time
2158
Last 30d
4
Last 90d
100
Last 180d
221

Last poll 4/14/2026 (25d ago) · status active

Per-cycle debrief appearances
Cycle Rank Polls MAE Signed bias
2020 #16 / 20 7 8.15 pt D+8.15 pp
2016 #11 / 19 12 4.59 pt D+4.59 pp
2014 #9 / 21 21 4.00 pt D+2.93 pp
2012 #6 / 12 29 3.66 pt R+2.76 pp
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