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Polling articles on Democracy Chronicles
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The Inherent Difficulty in Youth Vote Forecasting
Pollsters and campaigns have always found that youth vote forecasting is a problematic enterprise
An Interview Explaining Our Landmark Polling Study
One reason we have such terrible ballot access laws in the United States is because we use a voting method that is extremely sensitive to the spoiler effect
Has Presidential Polling Data Become Useless?
Shrinking sample sizes, challenges of new technology and outdated methodology hamper Presidential polling
Study Finds Voters Fit Into Four Basic Personality Types
Optimistic, Pessimistic, Trusting and Envious, people make collective decisions based on which of these personality types they fit into
2016 Crowdfunding for Smarter Polling
The Center for Election Science is doing a landmark polling study to learn what our elections would look like if voters had access to better voting methods. With your help!
Considering Canadian Mandatory Voting Following Best Census Ever
As high participation in the most recent census has shown, Canadian mandatory voting system would be much more representative
What Election Betting Sites Predict For November
Global network of election betting websites are overwhelmingly predicting a Clinton win in 2016
Failed Political Polling Mirrors Our Broken System
This will be the first time Americans will have the opportunity to see how meaningful alternative voting methods can be. And it will be within the context of an election they can relate to.
How Non-Opinion Polls Harm Third Party Chances
Debate exclusion and perceived viability in the general public hinge on questionable non-opinion polls