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

Wick

Method: ivr mix · scored polls from 2018 to 2022

Versus the field
−0.01
points of error vs. other pollsters in the same races, after shrinkage (unshrunk +0.59; 16% own record)
Average miss
4.6
points on the margin, as published
House effect
R+0.9
lean relative to other polls of the same races
Scored polls
26
21 races · 6 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
201813.22.2R+1.1
202083.10.9R+4.6
2022175.4+1.7R+2.9
This cycle

2026 polls in the database

EndedRaceMatchupAs published
Jun 30, 2026Governor GAKeisha Lance Bottoms v. Rick JacksonR+1
Jun 30, 2026Senate GAJon Ossoff v. Mike CollinsD+4
Apr 30, 2025Generic ballotD+3
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
Nov 5, 20222022 Senate, NHEvenD+9.1R+9.2R+3.1
Nov 5, 20222022 Governor, NHR+11R+15.5D+4.9R+0.4
Oct 30, 20222022 Governor, MID+1D+10.5R+9.2R+3.8
Oct 30, 20222022 Governor, AZR+2D+0.7R+3.1R+1.7
Oct 30, 20222022 Senate, AZD+2D+4.9R+2.6R+0.9
Oct 30, 20222022 Governor, WIEvenD+3.4R+3.7R+3.1
Oct 30, 20222022 Senate, WIR+4R+1.0R+3.1R+1.8
Oct 27, 20222022 Governor, PAD+6D+14.8R+8.9R+3.6
Oct 27, 20222022 Senate, PAR+2D+4.9R+6.6R+2.4
Oct 14, 20222022 Governor, MIR+1D+10.5R+11.3R+3.8
Oct 13, 20222022 Senate, AZD+3D+4.9R+2.4R+0.9
Oct 13, 20222022 Governor, AZEvenD+0.7R+0.6R+1.7
Oct 13, 20222022 Governor, GAR+9R+7.5R+1.6D+0.5
Oct 13, 20222022 Senate, PAR+5D+4.9R+9.4R+2.4
Oct 13, 20222022 Senate, NCR+5R+3.2R+1.3D+0.5
Oct 13, 20222022 Governor, PAD+2D+14.8R+12.7R+3.6
Oct 13, 20222022 Senate, GAEvenD+1.0R+1.0D+0.3
Dec 14, 20202020 Senate, GAR+3D+2.1R+4.6R+0.8
Dec 14, 20202020 Senate, GAR+4D+1.2R+5.3R+0.5
Oct 28, 20202020 President, NCR+2R+1.3R+0.9D+2.9
Oct 28, 20202020 President, MIEvenD+2.8R+2.5D+4.6
Oct 28, 20202020 President, OHR+3R+8.0D+5.1D+6.4
Oct 28, 20202020 President, GAR+3D+0.2R+2.7D+0.7
Oct 28, 20202020 President, FLR+3R+3.4D+0.5D+5.5
Oct 28, 20202020 President, PAR+2D+1.2R+3.3D+4.2
Sep 30, 20182018 Senate, MER-ALIGNEDR+28R+24.8R+3.2D+1.8