Suffolk University Political Research Center
The Suffolk University Political Research Center (SUPRC) is an
History, organization, and leadership
Founded in 2002,
The founding and current director is David Paleologos.[2][5][6] Paleologos is also a lecturer in the Political Science and Legal Studies Department of Suffolk University's College of Arts and Sciences[5] and a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (AAPOR).[7]
Suffolk is one of a handful of well-known
Political history and methodology
The center states that it is "the first research center to make all of the demographic
In terms of
Suffolk has made use of polling methodologies that combine traditional statewide
In 2014, Suffolk began a partnership with
In 2016, Suffolk and USA Today continued their relationship, with SUPRC conducting national polling for the newspaper.[8]
As of September 2020, the polling analysis website FiveThirtyEight, led by statistician Nate Silver, had 88 Suffolk polls in its database, and gave the polling center an "A" grade on the basis of its historical accuracy and methodology, and listed the pollster as having 80% accuracy record in calling races.[10]
In 2021, Suffolk University, along with
In 2022, Suffolk University and
In March 2023, Nate Silver’s fivethirtyeight.com rankings of pollster accuracy put SUPRC at the top of their list of the most accurate pollsters in the midterm election cycle (2021-2022): “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.”
See also
- Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
- Franklin & Marshall College Poll
- Siena Research Institute
- Monmouth University Polling Institute
- Marist Institute for Public Opinion
References
- ^ Janine A. Parry, Brian Kisida & Ronald E. Langley, "The State of State Polls: Old Challenges, New Opportunities," State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Summer 2008), p. 204 (table 1).
- ^ a b c d Polls: Polling Archives, Suffolk University Political Research Center.
- ^ Wide-open field in race to succeed Boston's longest-serving mayor, Reuters (July 17, 2013).
- ^ David Scharfenberg, Voters split on charter schools, favor legal pot, Boston Globe (October 27, 2016).
- ^ a b David Paleologos, Director of the Political Research Center, Suffolk University (last accessed October 7, 2016).
- ^ David Paleologos, Paleologos on the poll: Major challenges ahead for GOP, USA Today (April 25, 2016).
- ^ Leadership: David Paleologos, Director, Suffolk University Political Research Center (accessed October 7, 2016).
- ^ a b Nick Anderson, How did Marist, Monmouth, Suffolk and Quinnipiac get known for political polling?, Washington Post (August 3, 2016).
- ^ a b Nick Anderson, Polling proliferates in Virginia and elsewhere, with colleges leading the charge, Washington Post (August 12, 2016).
- ^ a b Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings, FiveThirtyEight (last accessed November 26, 2019).
- ^ Carl Bialik, Pollsters Go Mobile, Wall Street Journal (December 2, 2011).
- ^ a b c Alan Reifman & Sylvia Niehuis, Pollsters' Cell-Phone Proportions and Accuracy in 2014 US Senate Races Archived 2016-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, Survey Practice, Vol. 8, No. 5 (2015).
- ^ a b David Paleologos & Elizabeth J. Wilson, "Use of Bellwether Samples to Enhance Pre-Election Poll Predictions: Science and Art," American Behavioral Scientist (April 2011), vol. 55 no. 4 (published online before print February 28, 2011), pp. 390-418. doi:10.1177/0002764211398068.
- ^ USA TODAY Teams with Suffolk University for Midterm Election Polling, Suffolk University (press release) (August 19, 2014).