House Effects
Monday, September 21, 202643 days until Election Day, November 3, 2026
Pollster record · how records are scored

Glengariff Group

Method: live phone · scored polls from 2006 to 2024

Versus the field
−0.09
points of error vs. other pollsters in the same races, after shrinkage (unshrunk −0.71; 14% own record)
Average miss
4.9
points on the margin, as published
House effect
D+0.4
lean relative to other polls of the same races
Scored polls
39
20 races · 11 polls this cycle
By cycle

Record over time

Error relative to other pollsters in the same races (negative is better), and lean relative to them. Cycles with fewer than 10 scored polls are grayed: a handful of polls says little.

CyclePollsAvg. missVersus the fieldLean vs. field
200622.87.2R+0.1
201031.54.6D+2.8
201276.10.1D+3.3
201442.71.6D+0.5
201629.5+3.1D+3.6
201867.9+3.2D+5.3
202064.31.6R+0.7
202244.12.0D+0.8
202453.50.7R+0.1
This cycle

2026 polls in the database

EndedRaceMatchupAs published
Sep 3, 2026Governor MIJocelyn Benson v. John JamesD+4
Sep 3, 2026Senate MIAbdul El-Sayed v. Mike RogersR+1
Jul 24, 2026Governor MIJocelyn Benson v. John JamesD+5
Jul 24, 2026Senate MIAbdul El-Sayed v. Mike RogersR+10
May 1, 2026Governor MIJocelyn Benson v. John JamesD+5
May 1, 2026Senate MIAbdul El-Sayed v. Mike RogersR+5
Feb 2, 2026Governor MIJocelyn Benson v. John JamesR+1
Jan 6, 2026Governor MIJocelyn Benson v. John JamesR+2
Jan 6, 2026Senate MIAbdul El-Sayed v. Mike RogersR+6
May 8, 2025Governor MIJocelyn Benson v. John JamesD+1
May 8, 2025Senate MIAbdul El-Sayed v. Mike RogersR+6
The receipts

Most recent scored polls

Polls in the final two months of a race with a certified result. “Others” is the average miss of other pollsters in the same race.

Poll dateRacePollResultMissOthers' miss
Oct 24, 20242024 Senate, MID+4D+0.3D+3.4D+4.2
Oct 24, 20242024 President, MID+3R+1.4D+4.4D+3.6
Oct 16, 20242024 House, MI-10R+4R+6.1D+2.3D+2.2
Oct 4, 20242024 Senate, MID+4D+0.3D+3.2D+4.2
Oct 4, 20242024 President, MID+3R+1.4D+4.0D+3.6
Oct 28, 20222022 Governor, MID+9D+10.5R+1.9R+5.1
Oct 20, 20222022 House, MI-7D+6D+5.4D+0.3D+6.1
Oct 6, 20222022 House, MI-10R+8R+0.5R+7.4R+1.4
Sep 29, 20222022 Governor, MID+17D+10.5D+6.8R+5.1
Oct 25, 20202020 Senate, MID+10D+1.7D+7.9D+5.5
Oct 25, 20202020 President, MID+8D+2.8D+4.9D+4.5
Oct 3, 20202020 Senate, MID+5D+1.7D+3.7D+5.5
Oct 3, 20202020 President, MID+9D+2.8D+6.0D+4.5
Sep 3, 20202020 Senate, MID+3D+1.7D+1.4D+5.5
Sep 3, 20202020 President, MID+5D+2.8D+1.9D+4.5
Oct 27, 20182018 Governor, MID+13D+9.6D+2.9R+0.8
Oct 27, 20182018 Senate, MID+17D+6.5D+10.2D+5.8
Oct 2, 20182018 Senate, MID+18D+6.5D+11.5D+5.8
Oct 2, 20182018 Governor, MID+12D+9.6D+2.0R+0.8
Sep 7, 20182018 Governor, MID+14D+9.6D+4.1R+0.8
Sep 7, 20182018 Senate, MID+23D+6.5D+16.4D+5.8
Oct 10, 20162016 President, MID+12R+0.2D+11.8D+6.0
Sep 27, 20162016 President, MID+7R+0.2D+7.2D+6.0
Oct 23, 20142014 Senate, MID+15D+13.3D+1.8R+6.4
Oct 23, 20142014 Governor, MIR+5R+4.1R+0.9D+1.7
Oct 3, 20142014 Governor, MIR+8R+4.1R+3.9D+1.7
Oct 3, 20142014 Senate, MID+9D+13.3R+4.3R+6.4
Oct 28, 20122012 Senate, MID+15D+20.8R+5.9R+8.8
Oct 28, 20122012 President, MID+3D+9.5R+6.8R+3.5
Oct 17, 20122012 House, MI-3D+1R+8.4D+9.4R+0.6
Oct 7, 20122012 Senate, MID+13D+20.8R+8.2R+8.8
Oct 7, 20122012 President, MID+7D+9.5R+2.8R+3.5
Sep 16, 20122012 Senate, MID+16D+20.8R+4.9R+8.8
Sep 16, 20122012 President, MID+14D+9.5D+4.7R+3.5
Oct 25, 20102010 Governor, MIR+18R+18.2D+0.2D+1.2
Sep 15, 20102010 House, MI-15D+19D+16.7D+2.3R+10.2
Sep 7, 20102010 Governor, MIR+20R+18.2R+2.1D+1.2
Oct 14, 20062006 Governor, ILD+9D+10.5R+1.5D+3.7
Oct 7, 20062006 House, MI-7R+8R+4.0R+4.0R+9.1