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

Research & Polling Inc.

Method: live phone · scored polls from 1998 to 2024

Versus the field
−0.19
points of error vs. other pollsters in the same races, after shrinkage (unshrunk −1.02; 20% own record)
Average miss
4.8
points on the margin, as published
House effect
None
lean relative to other polls of the same races
Scored polls
89
50 races · 2 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
199824.03.8R+4.7
200033.2+0.0R+2.0
2002126.80.3R+3.1
200475.9+0.2D+0.6
2006104.14.3D+5.7
200897.0+1.1R+0.9
201065.20.9D+1.6
2012103.11.3D+1.1
201442.52.4R+3.8
201623.7+1.1R+3.7
201886.91.2D+0.4
202053.81.5R+0.4
202242.5+0.1D+0.5
202472.71.0D+1.9
This cycle

2026 polls in the database

EndedRaceMatchupAs published
Aug 28, 2026Governor NMDeb Haaland v. Gregg HullD+6
Aug 28, 2026Senate NMBen Ray Luján v. Larry MarkerD+15
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 18, 20242024 Senate, NMD+11D+10.1D+0.9R+1.9
Oct 18, 20242024 President, NMD+9D+6.0D+3.0R+0.5
Oct 18, 20242024 House, NM-3D+17D+12.6D+4.4
Oct 18, 20242024 House, NM-2D+4D+4.2R+0.2D+4.8
Oct 18, 20242024 House, NM-1D+17D+12.7D+4.3
Sep 13, 20242024 Senate, NMD+12D+10.1D+1.9R+1.9
Sep 13, 20242024 President, NMD+10D+6.0D+4.0R+0.5
Oct 27, 20222022 House, NM-3D+18D+16.3D+1.7D+1.8
Oct 27, 20222022 House, NM-1D+6D+11.5R+5.5R+0.1
Oct 27, 20222022 House, NM-2D+2D+0.7D+1.3R+4.5
Oct 27, 20222022 Governor, NMD+8D+6.4D+1.6R+0.1
Oct 29, 20202020 House, NM-1D+21D+16.4D+4.6
Oct 29, 20202020 Senate, NMD+8D+6.1D+1.9D+2.4
Oct 29, 20202020 President, NMD+12D+10.8D+1.2R+0.2
Oct 29, 20202020 House, NM-3D+23D+17.4D+5.6
Oct 29, 20202020 House, NM-2R+2R+7.4D+5.4D+7.4
Nov 1, 20182018 House, NM-2R+1D+1.9R+2.9R+3.0
Nov 1, 20182018 Governor, NMD+10D+14.4R+4.4R+7.0
Nov 1, 20182018 House, NM-1D+12D+22.8R+10.8R+13.9
Nov 1, 20182018 Senate, NMD+20D+23.6R+3.6R+5.2
Sep 13, 20182018 House, NM-1D+8D+22.8R+14.8R+13.9
Sep 13, 20182018 House, NM-2R+7D+1.9R+8.9R+3.0
Sep 13, 20182018 Governor, NMD+7D+14.4R+7.4R+7.0
Sep 13, 20182018 Senate, NMD+21D+23.6R+2.6R+5.2
Nov 2, 20162016 President, NMD+5D+8.2R+3.2Even
Sep 28, 20162016 President, NMD+4D+8.2R+4.2Even
Oct 22, 20142014 Senate, NMD+7D+11.1R+4.1D+2.1
Oct 22, 20142014 Governor, NMR+15R+14.4R+0.6D+2.4
Sep 10, 20142014 Senate, NMD+13D+11.1D+1.9D+2.1
Sep 10, 20142014 Governor, NMR+18R+14.4R+3.6D+2.4
Oct 24, 20122012 President, NMD+9D+10.1R+1.1R+1.0
Oct 24, 20122012 House, NM-2R+18R+18.2D+0.2
Oct 24, 20122012 House, NM-1D+15D+18.3R+3.3R+7.2
Oct 24, 20122012 House, NM-3D+18D+26.2R+8.2
Oct 24, 20122012 Senate, NMD+8D+5.7D+2.3D+3.1
Oct 10, 20122012 House, NM-1D+14D+18.3R+4.3R+7.2
Oct 10, 20122012 Senate, NMD+9D+5.7D+3.3D+3.1
Oct 10, 20122012 House, NM-2R+24R+18.2R+5.8
Oct 10, 20122012 House, NM-3D+24D+26.2R+2.2
Oct 10, 20122012 President, NMD+10D+10.1R+0.1R+1.0
Oct 27, 20102010 Governor, NMR+10R+6.7R+3.3R+1.7
Oct 27, 20102010 House, NM-1R+3D+3.6R+6.6R+3.1
Oct 27, 20102010 House, NM-2R+3R+10.8D+7.8D+5.4
Sep 29, 20102010 Governor, NMR+7R+6.7R+0.3R+1.7
Sep 29, 20102010 House, NM-1D+7D+3.6D+3.4R+3.1
Sep 29, 20102010 House, NM-2R+1R+10.8D+9.8D+5.4
Oct 29, 20082008 President, NMD+8D+15.1R+7.1R+7.3
Oct 29, 20082008 House, NM-1D+4D+11.3R+7.3R+9.2
Oct 29, 20082008 House, NM-2D+4D+11.9R+7.9
Oct 29, 20082008 House, NM-3D+28D+26.3D+1.7
Oct 29, 20082008 Senate, NMD+14D+22.7R+8.7R+6.0
Oct 1, 20082008 President, NMD+5D+15.1R+10.1R+7.3
Oct 1, 20082008 Senate, NMD+15D+22.7R+7.7R+6.0
Oct 1, 20082008 House, NM-1D+2D+11.3R+9.3R+9.2
Oct 1, 20082008 House, NM-3D+23D+26.3R+3.3
Nov 1, 20062006 House, NM-1D+4R+0.4D+4.4D+6.3
Nov 1, 20062006 House, NM-2R+26R+18.9R+7.1
Nov 1, 20062006 Senate, NMD+42D+41.3D+0.7R+16.8
Nov 1, 20062006 House, NM-3D+51D+49.3D+1.7
Oct 18, 20062006 House, NM-1D+3R+0.4D+3.4D+6.3