Pollster · 224 of 1053
UMass Lowell/YouGov
GRADE B+ D-LEAN
Polls scored
11
Mean error
4.3 pt
Signed bias
D+3.40
Aggregation weight
0.93
Composite quality score
0–100 · weighted of 6 components 77
of 100 · tier · strong
Strong on the components we measure; one or two areas pull the composite below the elite threshold.
Pollster vs editorial consensus
d-lean Across 11 graded races, UMass Lowell/YouGov's released topline differed from the median editorial-rater consensus by an average of +2.8pp. That's a measurable D-lean vs the consensus.
Mean delta
+2.8pp
Median delta
+4.0pp
Std-dev
4.1pp
N graded
11
Recent activity
Total all time
11
Last 30d
0
Last 90d
0
Last 180d
0
Per-cycle debrief appearances
| Cycle | Rank | Polls | MAE | Signed bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #25 / 26 | 3 | 7.41 pt | D+7.41 pp |
| 2022 | #4 / 36 | 3 | 1.17 pt | R+0.60 pp |
Recent polls
- 10/24/2024 us-senate-2024-mi Elissa Slotkin 48.0 · Mike Rogers 39.0
- 10/23/2024 us-governor-2024-nc Josh Stein 48.0 · Mark Robinson 36.0
- 10/23/2024 us-governor-2024-nh Kelly Ayotte 45.0 · Joyce Craig 43.0
- 10/23/2024 us-senate-2024-pa Bob Casey Jr. 48.0 · Dave McCormick 42.0
- 10/10/2024 us-governor-2024-nh Kelly Ayotte 42.0 · Joyce Craig 41.0
- 10/9/2024 us-senate-2024-pa Bob Casey Jr. 48.0 · Dave McCormick 39.0
- 9/19/2024 us-senate-2024-pa Bob Casey Jr. 47.0 · Dave McCormick 38.0
- 11/28/2022 us-senate-2022-ga Raphael Warnock 51.0 · Herschel Walker 46.0
- 10/25/2022 us-governor-2022-ma Geoff Diehl 32.0 · Maura Healey 59.0
- 10/25/2022 us-governor-2022-nh Chris Sununu 51.0 · Tom Sherman 35.0