polling
Sampling voter preferences
Polling is the process of surveying people to gather opinions or data, especially about elections or public issues: Polling shows the race is tight.
In computing, polling is repeatedly checking whether a device or process needs attention.
At elections, polling refers to the act of voting: polling stations, polling day.
Voting document
- votingFormally registering a choice
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- electorateEligible voting body
- primaryChief in importance
caucus · midterm · candidate · campaign · voter · turnout · booth · station
Formal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- sampleSubset for study
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- marginEdge of a page
error · likely · registered · demographics · weighted · random · telephone · online
Felt attitude or view
- publicAvailable to all
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- favorabilityPositive perception rating
- trackingMonitoring location over time
benchmark · snapshot · mood · perception · consensus · attitudes · preference · leaning
Direction of change
- uptickSlight increase
- shiftMovement or work period
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- spikeSharp rise or point
decline · fluctuation · trajectory · momentum · aggregate · average · outlier · spread
Leading survey firm
- firmSolid or resolute
- agencyPower to act
- YouGovSurvey research organization
- ReutersLondon-based wire service
Siena · strategist · analyst · forecaster
ballot
Voting document
- votingFormally registering a choice
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- electorateEligible voting body
primary · caucus · midterm · candidate · campaign · voter · turnout · booth · station · district
questionnaire
Formal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- sampleSubset for study
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
margin · error · likely · registered · demographics · weighted · random · telephone · online · panel
sentiment
Felt attitude or view
- publicAvailable to all
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- favorabilityPositive perception rating
tracking · benchmark · snapshot · mood · perception · consensus · attitudes · preference · leaning · undecided
trend
Direction of change
spike · decline · fluctuation · trajectory · momentum · aggregate · average · outlier · spread · tightening
Gallup
Leading survey firm
Reuters · Siena · strategist · analyst · forecaster
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
- political eventselection, campaign, debate, vote, rally
- political sciencepolitical science, political theory, political behavior, political economy, political institutions
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
pollingvoting
Formally registering a choice
direct action · campaigning · activism · political participation · grassroots organizing
pollingobservation
Attentive watching or remark
passive listening · spontaneous expression · social media monitoring · behavioral tracking
- polling stationElection day venue
- polling placesDesignated voting locations
- polling boothsEnclosed spaces for voting
- exit pollingSurveying voters after balloting
- polling dayScheduled date for voting
- opinion pollingMeasuring collective public views
polling stations, polling place, polling station, polling places