Accurately weighting political survey response data by age group, region, gender, party (if applicable) and race (if applicable) is the ”special sauce” of a reliable survey. Researchers use a myriad of data sources to determine the proper weighting formula including prior election exit polls or voter files. I personally use voter file data to determine my demographic quotas across several [...]
Download survey toplines and crosstabs below. CO US Senate GOP Primary Survey Topline Results 042010 CO US Senate GOP Primary Survey Crosstabs 042010
If you are as much of a political junkie as I am, this is exciting stuff. For the first time ever, voters of Great Britain will be treated to a televised debate between British Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader Gordon Brown, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron, and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg. The latest public opinion [...]
Don’t be fooled by Jane Norton’s claim that she is opting out of the GOP state assembly to counter Sen. Michael Bennet’s efforts to petition onto the Democrat primary ballot. The fact is she has been unable to convince the Republican base that she is the real deal over the past three months. At Republican Lincoln [...]
More voters are choosing to cast their ballots during early voting periods and by absentee mail, especially in high growth southwestern states. In the 2008 general election roughly 50% of the overall votes cast were absentee and 12% during the early voting period. In Arizona and New Mexico early voting is on the rise. These ”method of voting” trends decrease the importance and effectiveness of [...]
