Poll Hub
Each week, Poll Hub goes behind the science to explain how polling works, what survey really show, and what the numbers actually mean. Poll Hub is produced by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, home of America’s leading independent university public opinion poll, the Marist Poll.
Lee Miringoff (Director of MIPO), Barbara Carvalho (Director of the Marist Poll), Jay DeDapper (Director of Strategy + Innovation), Mary Griffith (Associate Director), and frequent expert guests, dig deep to give you a look at the inner workings of polls and what they tell us about our world, our country, and ourselves.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 412
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
The Kavanaugh Nomination (Ep 51)
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh this week to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the United States Supreme Court. In this episode of Poll Hub, the team enlists the expertise o…
A House Divided (Ep 50)
Poll Hub celebrates its fiftieth episode!
On this special episode, the Poll Hub team clears up a bit of confusion. Dr. Lee M. Miringoff found himself amid a Twitterstorm last week about comments he…
Arizona, Florida, & Ohio: Election 2018 (Ep 49)
The Marist Poll and NBC News are at it, again – polling hotly contested midterm election contests.
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the team breaks down the meaning behind the numbers. Which dem…
1968 Rewind (Ep 48)
During the spring semester at Marist College, The Marist Poll and the Poll Hub team welcomed four distinguished guests to campus as part of a special four-part series commemorating fifty years since …
They’re at It, Again!
Perhaps, the great Yogi Berra said it best -- It’s deja vu all over again!
The lack of distinction between public opinion polls and forecasters in 2016 created a false aura of inevitability around Hil…
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In this episode of Poll Hub, Pallavi Gogoi, NPR’s Chief Business Editor, joins the table to discuss the latest NPR/Marist Poll results. The just-released survey focuses on Americans’ shopping habits …
Erasing the Racial Divide? (Ep 45)
Roseanne Barr’s racially charged tweet this week brought race relations back into the headlines. In this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the team takes a look at how attitudes about race differ from gen…
A Wave or a Ripple? (Ep 44)
With five months to go until the congressional midterm elections, debate exists about whether or not the Democrats will create a blue wave. In this week’s Poll Hub, a look at the perceived schism wi…
Online Best Behavior (Ep 43)
The 73rd annual conference of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) is underway in Denver, Colorado. In this episode of Poll Hub, special guest Randy Brown joined us from the co…
Fake Poll… Claims (Ep 42)
President Donald Trump recently cited a Reuters/Ipsos Poll to show his approval rating among African Americans is on the rise. But, even the organization behind the poll said, not so fast. In this e…
To Poll or Not to Poll? (Ep 41)
In this episode of Poll Hub, what factors into pollsters decisions to poll? Why do some electoral contests have few public opinion polls? The team at Poll Hub breaks it down.
Then, from the mailroom,…
1968: The Year That Rocked American Politics, The Insights of Jeff Greenfield (Ep 40)
Poll Hub and The Marist College Poll are pleased to present a special four-part panel series, 1968: The Year That Rocked American Politics.
In this fourth and final installment of the series, the Po…
1968: The Year That Rocked American Politics, A Discussion with Lynn Novick (Ep 39)
Poll Hub and The Marist College Poll are pleased to present a special four-part panel series, 1968: The Year That Rocked American Politics.
In this third installment of the series, the Poll Hub team…
Mueller under Fire (Ep 38)
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said this week that President Donald Trump believes he has the “power” to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. But, do Americans think Mueller should be fire…
1968: The Year That Rocked American Politics, A Discussion with Bob Herbert (Ep 37)
Poll Hub and The Marist College Poll are pleased to present a special four-part panel series, 1968: The Year That Rocked American Politics.
In this second installment of the series, the Poll Hub tea…
Census Uproar (Ep 36)
With the deadline to file the questionnaire for the 2020 U.S. Census imminent, the Department of Commerce’s decision to include a question about citizenship is drawing ire.
In this episode of Poll H…
1968: The Year That Rocked American Politics, Talking with E.J. Dionne (Ep 35)
This spring Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, is bringing four distinguished guests to the Marist College campus in Poughkeepsie, New York for public conversatio…
The Parkland Tragedy, One Month Later (Ep 34)
Tomorrow marks one month since the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. To remember those lost and to protest gun violence, students across the count…
Talkin’ Trump & Tackling the Trash Talk (Ep 33)
The latest Marist Poll has President Donald Trump’s approval rating at 42%, his highest approval rating since taking office. In this week’s edition of Poll Hub, the crew provides an in-depth look at …
High on the Hooey (Ep 32)
A recent Washington Post analysis by Philip Bump asserts Democrats are more likely to say they approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance when they respond to a poll conducted online or vi…