Is the polling changing on immigration? – The Week in Polls
The latest edition of my weekly political polling round-up, The Week in Polls, is now out. As it starts… … Read the full post »
Opinion polls
Read below my posts about UK political opinion polls and related matters, especially how the different parties are doing in voting intention surveys.
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To find out more about how political polls work, check out my book Polling UnPacked: the history, uses and abuses of political opinion polls or read my explanation of why 1,000 samples are enough to judge the mood of a nation.
For a full database of voting intention polls since their birth in the UK in 1943, see PollBase, the largest collection of voting intention polls.
Latest general election voting intention opinion polls
Here are the latest general election voting intention figures from each of the polling firms currently running national surveys. … Read the full post »
How voting intention varies by supermarket
Data from the British Election Study via Will Jennings shows that Labour support is highest among those who shop at ALDI. … Read the full post »
First polling after Rwanda plan ruled unlawful
We’ve had the first polling since the Supreme Court ruling that the government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. … Read the full post »
Which party’s supporters prioritise fun the most?
YouGov asked people, “To what extent, if at all, do you prioritise having fun in your day‑to-day life?” Here are the results, broken down by political affiliation. … Read the full post »
How do opinion polls work and can you trust them?
I’ve been on a podcast again talking about opinion polls. This time with Professor Tim Bale on the Mile End Institute podcast. … Read the full post »
Public increasingly see politicians as stoking culture wars
New research from Ipsos for The Policy Institute shows that an increased proportion of the public think politicians invent or exaggerate culture wars as a political tactic. … Read the full post »
Latest PollBase is out, with all the British voting intention polls since 1943
With the end of another quarter, another update to PollBase, my database of British voting intention opinion polls since 1943 is now up. … Read the full post »
Question wording alters the results on HS2 polling
One pollster, one poll, one topic, two question wordings, two different answers: BMG and HS2. … Read the full post »
Two questions, two different results: polling on the ECHR
Britain’s participation in the European Convention on Human Rights has long been a great example of how changing the wording of a polling question can change the answers you get. … Read the full post »