Suffolk University Political Research Center

Proven precision, wide reach, and trusted expertise

Los Angeles Residents with the LA Times

March 22, 2023

National Issues Poll with USA TODAY

December 27, 2022
Established in 2002 and based in Boston, the Suffolk University Political Research Center (SUPRC) conducts statewide and national surveys as well as bellwether polls. It examines political races and analyzes voters' opinions on key issues.

Suffolk University presidential polls have predicted outcomes in key battleground states including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

SUPRC Ranked #1

Icon of a trophyFor the 2022 Midterm Election Cycle, Nate Silver’s fivethirtyeight.com rankings of pollster accuracy put SUPRC at the top: “Special congratulations are due to Suffolk University…which had the lowest average errors of any pollster that conducted at least five qualifying polls last cycle.”

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SUPRC 2022 Track Record

Chart showing outcomes of recent elections in PA, AZ, and NH. Sources available at: https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/research-at-suffolk/political-research-center/polls/other-states#collapse-November-7-2022-Midterm-General-Election-Bellwethers---Arizona-and-New-Hampshire, https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/research-at-suffolk/political-research-center/polls/other-states#collapse-November-3-2022-Pennsylvania-Bellwethers

New & Notable

2022 Midterm Election Polls

Suffolk University's 2022 midterm election polls will include the key states of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

Archives

Starting in 2002, SUPRC was the first research center to make all of our demographic cross-tabulation data for every poll available at no cost; and we're proud to continue.

The Bellwether Model

SUPRC Director David Paleologos is the author of a proprietary bellwether model that has an 89% record of accuracy in predicting outcomes.

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Poll Distribution List

Get the scoop on upcoming Suffolk University polls!

If you are a member of the media and would like to be on SUPRC's poll distribution list for advisories of upcoming polls, please contact Greg Gatlin in the Office of Public Affairs, or email the Research Center.

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