Pollster record · how records are scored
Bendixen & Amandi International
Method: live phone · scored polls from 2006 to 2022
Versus the field
+0.03
points of error vs. other pollsters in the same races, after shrinkage (unshrunk +0.52; 3% own record). A thin record: too few scored polls to say much.
Average miss
4.4
points on the margin, as published
House effect
D+0.1
lean relative to other polls of the same races
Scored polls
7
5 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.
| Cycle | Polls | Avg. miss | Versus the field | Lean vs. field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 1.1 | −4.7 | D+4.3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3.0 | −0.9 | D+2.0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9.7 | +10.5 | D+1.9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.5 | +2.6 | — |
This cycle
2026 polls in the database
| Ended | Race | Matchup | As published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | FL-27 | Eliott Rodriguez v. María Elvira Salazar | Even |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Governor FL | David Jolly v. Byron Donalds | D+1 |
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 date | Race | Poll | Result | Miss | Others' miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | 2022 House, TX-15D-ALIGNED | Even | R+8.5 | D+8.5 | — |
| Oct 13, 2020 | 2020 House, FL-27D-ALIGNED | D+7 | R+2.7 | D+9.7 | D+3.9 |
| Oct 22, 2016 | 2016 Senate, NV | D+1 | D+2.4 | R+1.4 | R+3.6 |
| Oct 22, 2016 | 2016 President, NV | D+7 | D+2.4 | D+4.6 | R+1.7 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | 2016 Senate, NV | R+2 | D+2.4 | R+4.4 | R+3.6 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | 2016 President, NV | D+1 | D+2.4 | R+1.4 | R+1.7 |
| Sep 16, 2006 | 2006 Governor, FL | R+6 | R+7.1 | D+1.1 | R+3.2 |