Why the New York Times Named Us the Most Accurate Pollster in the Country
The 2018 midterm elections were historic in many ways (read our synopsis), but there’s one special way they were historic specifically for our firm. Nate Cohn of The Upshot / New York Times ranked for accuracy all pollsters with public surveys in the final three weeks of the elections. Cygnal led the group as the […]
Read MoreA Note of Thanksgiving from the Cygnal Team
Alright, Christmas lovers. Let’s not rush too fast to your (awesome) season. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Giving gifts makes us feel good, but let’s remember that giving thanks makes us good. It is impossible to have negative feelings or emotions when you’re showing gratitude. We all have plenty to be thankful for, as we did last year. […]
Read MoreWhat the 2018 Midterm Elections Mean
Historic. That pretty much sums up the 2018 midterm elections. We crossed – and crushed – the 100 million votes barrier for a midterm, ending up somewhere in the realm of 114 million votes cast. As a percentage of registration, it may end up being the highest midterm turnout on record, approaching presidential turnout in […]
Read MorePublic Polling Deep-Dive in Georgia and Ohio
It’s always interesting to see where late-deciders break in an election or who else shows up. Looking at Georgia and Ohio, two states we polled ten days before the elections, something stood out to me. Both states had extremely close governor’s races in our polls (2.2 points in Georgia and .2 points in Ohio), and […]
Read MoreWe Nailed Florida – Here’s 5 Takeaways
Despite the supernatural appearance of more and more ballots in two Florida counties, Cygnal’s poll from the week prior to the election has proven to be spot on. In the governor’s race we were just 0.1% off from the actual margin and only 2.2% off in the senate race, both well within the margin of […]
Read More2018 Midterm Elections: Spot-On Polling
It wasn’t quite a tsunami, but it was definitely a wave – especially in the US House. Statewide offices in several states we polled a week before the election, however, were a different story. (TL;DR We told you so! 😉) Links to full poll results: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee Turnout in Florida, Georgia, […]
Read MoreCygnal Poll: Ohio Governor Race Tied; Brown Dominates US Senate Ballot
MONTGOMERY, Ala.– With just five days until the midterm elections, a poll by Cygnal, a national polling and research firm, shows the Ohio gubernatorial race tied headed into Tuesday. Ohio Governor hopefuls Republican Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray are in a statistical tie. DeWine holds a slight lead over Cordray 43.4% – 43.2%. 3% of respondents prefer […]
Read MoreCygnal Poll: Kemp Leads Abrams Headed into Final Days of Election
MONTGOMERY, Ala.– With just five days until the midterm elections, a poll by Cygnal, a national polling and research firm, shows Republican Brian Kemp with a 2-point advantage over Democrat Stacey Abrams in Georgia’s Governor Race. The live telephone survey conducted October 28 – 30, shows Kemp leading Abrams 49% to 47%. 4% of respondents prefer […]
Read MoreCygnal Poll: Florida Governor and US Senate Candidates in Dead-Heat
MONTGOMERY, Ala.– With midterm elections just six days away, a poll by Cygnal, a national polling and research firm, shows the Florida races for Governor and U.S Senate are extremely tight headed into Tuesday. Florida Governor hopefuls Ron Desantis and Andrew Gillum are in a statistical tie. Desantis leads Gillum 47.3% – 46.7%. Less than 2% […]
Read MoreCygnal Poll: Blackburn Leads Bredesen by Statistically-Significant Margin
MONTGOMERY, Ala.– With just six days until the midterm elections, a poll by Cygnal, a national polling and research firm, shows Republican Marsha Blackburn with a 6-point advantage over Democrat Phil Bredesen in Tennessee’s US Senate race. The live telephone survey conducted October 26 – 27, with 497 likely general election voters, shows Blackburn leading Bredesen […]
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