259 episodes

Politics. Policy. Polling. Pop Culture.

Explore what America's thinking with two of the country's leading pollsters-the bipartisan team of Democrat Margie Omero and Republican Kristen Soltis Anderson. In this weekly podcast we take a fresh, friendly look at the numbers driving the week's biggest stories in news, politics, tech, entertainment and pop culture. Along with the occasional interview with pollsters, journalists, and other industry leaders, we'll lift the hood on the numbers revealing the hidden secrets of the public's mind.

The Pollsters Voxtopica

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Politics. Policy. Polling. Pop Culture.

Explore what America's thinking with two of the country's leading pollsters-the bipartisan team of Democrat Margie Omero and Republican Kristen Soltis Anderson. In this weekly podcast we take a fresh, friendly look at the numbers driving the week's biggest stories in news, politics, tech, entertainment and pop culture. Along with the occasional interview with pollsters, journalists, and other industry leaders, we'll lift the hood on the numbers revealing the hidden secrets of the public's mind.

    We Hear There's an Election Next Week

    We Hear There's an Election Next Week

    Large Voter Turnout
    Voter Turnout Appears Steady; Enthusiasm Running High (Gallup)
    Who Will Win?
    Who Do Voters Think Will Win (Navigator)
    Cookie Poll
    Three Brothers Bakery Presidential Cookie Poll Has Accurately Predicted Winner of Last 3 Elections (KHOU)
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    • 1 hr 3 min
    This is the End

    This is the End

    Trump Job Approval
    Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics)
    General Election
    Presidential General Election (RealClear Politics)
    Coronavirus
    Coronavirus Upends Nation, as Three in Four Americans' Lives Changed by Pandemic (ABC News/Ipsos)
    Governors Get High Marks For Handling COVID-19 Crisis (Monmouth)
    Tracking Public Opinion on the Coronavirus (Morning Consult)
    Public Opinion on Coronavirus (Navigator)
    Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index: Everything's Worse (Axios/Ipsos)

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    • 47 min
    Polling Never Takes a Holiday

    Polling Never Takes a Holiday

    Florida Democratic Primary
    Who Different Groups Supported (New York Times)
    National Democratic Primary
    National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    Trump Job Approval
    Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics)
    General Election
    General Election (RealClear Politics)
    Coronavirus
    Trump Earns Mixed Grades on Coronavirus Response (Politico/Morning Consult)
    Coronavirus (NPR/PBS/Marist)
    Coronavirus (Reutors/Ipsos)
    Public Trusts Health Agencies More Than Trump (Axios)
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    • 40 min
    The Democratic Primary vs. The Coronavirus

    The Democratic Primary vs. The Coronavirus

    Democratic Primary
    Florida Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    Biden Crushes Sanders In Democratic Race (Quinnipiac)
    Trump Job Approval
    Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics)
    General Election
    General Election (RealClear Politics)
    Approval of U.S. Congressional Republicans Tops Democrats (Gallup)
    Coronavirus
    Trump and the Coronavirus (CNN)
    Americans Divided on Party Lines Over Risk From Coronavirus (Reuters/Ipsos)
    Republicans are Twice as Likely as Democrats to View Coronavirus Coverage as Exaggerated (Axios/Survey Monkey)
    About One-Fifth of Democrats and Republicans get Political News in a Kind of Media Bubble (Pew Research Center)
    92% of Americans Dating as Normal Despite Coronavirus (OKcupid)
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    • 32 min
    A Perfect Day For a Non-Pollster

    A Perfect Day For a Non-Pollster

    Democratic Primary
    National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    Florida Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    Michigan Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    Trump Approval
    Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics)
    General Election
    General Election (RealClear Politics)
    Corona Beer and the Coronavirus
    The Spread of the Coronavirus Couldn't Have Come at a Worse Time for Corona Beer(CNN)
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    • 30 min
    Underestimating the Coronavirus?

    Underestimating the Coronavirus?

    Democratic National Primary
    Democratic National Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    South Carolina Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight)
    Debate Watchers Believe Bernie Sanders Made the Best Case for Defeating Trump (YouGov)
    Trump Job Approval
    Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics)
    General Election
    General Election (RealClear Politics)
    Republicans Increasingly Feel Like They’re ‘Winning’ Politically; Democrats Feel the Opposite (Pew Research Center)
    Cornoavirus
    How do Attitudes to Coronavirus Differ Across the World? (YouGov)
    High Confidence in Government to Handle Coronavirus (Gallup)
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    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
1.1K Ratings

1.1K Ratings

Govy Guy ,

Well Done

You guys should do this every other week! It’s great information!!!

Savanna88 ,

Reunion Episode

I was excited to see the Pollsters pop up in my feed again and loved the reunion episode. I started listening sometime before the 2016 election and found the podcast to be a nice contrast to the partisanship of the last four years. Best of luck to the hosts going forward!

JennKell01 ,

Civil, entertaining, informative

So nice to hear Margie and KSA back on the pod in the home stretch of 2020!

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