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Polybius

(22,117 posts)
Thu May 22, 2025, 12:00 PM May 2025

What's a good polling company to check actual approval ratings?

I see that they are all over the place. Now, I'm obviously not talking about crazy right-wing pollsters like Rasmussen. On the other hand, please don't mention one just because it has Trump at the lowest approval rating. I understand that people tend to choose the poll with the results that they like the most, but that isn't what I'm looking for.

I am looking for a polling company without bias; one that's been accurate in the past, whether we liked the results or hated them. Which are some of the best?

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What's a good polling company to check actual approval ratings? (Original Post) Polybius May 2025 OP
Following yankee87 May 2025 #1
Welp, unfortunately no one answered Polybius May 2025 #2
Generally speaking, I think Pew is reliable. Ping Tung May 2025 #3
... Prairie Gates May 2025 #4
Is that a "none of them" answer? Polybius May 2025 #6
Catalist? question everything May 2025 #5

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