: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Pew has also found the majority of pollsters have changed their methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, where Trump's performance was significantly underestimated.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
And a new poll from famed Iowa pollster Ann Selzer published by the Des Moines Register showed her ahead of Trump by three points in Iowa, a Trump-friendly state.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
The final forecaster models from FiveThirtyEight and veteran pollster Nate Silver suggested that Harris was a marginal favorite, but essentially called the race a coin flip.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Other pollsters who released results this week found a closer race within the margins of error of their surveys.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
And a new poll from famed Iowa pollster Ann Selzer published by the Des Moines Register showed her ahead of Trump by three points in Iowa, a Trump-friendly state.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
The final forecaster models from FiveThirtyEight and veteran pollster Nate Silver suggested that Harris was a marginal favorite, but essentially called the race a coin flip.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Other pollsters who released results this week found a closer race within the margins of error of their surveys.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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