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files: - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_primary_polls.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_primary_polls_historical.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_polls.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_polls_historical.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/senate_polls.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/senate_polls_historical.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/house_polls.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/house_polls_historical.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/governor_polls.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/governor_polls_historical.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_approval_polls.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/generic_ballot_polls.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/generic_ballot_polls_historical.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primary-data/pres_primary_avgs_2020.csv - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-general-data/presidential_poll_averages_2020.csv


Polls

Current polls files contain data since the most recent election. Historical files contain data prior to the most recent election.

  • Presidential Primary Polls: current, historical
  • Presidential General Election Polls: current, historical
  • Senate Polls: current, historical
  • House Polls: current, historical
  • Governor Polls: current, historical
  • Presidential Approval Polls*: current, historical
  • Vice Presidential Approval Polls**: current
  • Generic Ballot Polls: current, historical
  • Favorability Polls***: current

*Historical approval polls prior to the Trump presidency are not available, however The Roper Center maintains a collection of historical approval polls.

**Historical vice presidential approval polls prior to the Biden presidency are not available.

***At this time, we are tracking only post-2020 Trump favorability. Favorability polls prior to this time are not available.

Polling Averages

  • Presidential Primary Polling Averages (2020)
  • Presidential Primary Polling Averages (1980-2016)
  • Presidential General Election Polling Averages (2020)
  • Presidential General Election Polling Averages (1968-2016)

Please see What Makes Our New 2020 Democratic Primary Polling Averages Different for more information about the methodology used to calculate polling averages. For more information about the general election polling averages, please see Our New Polling Averages Show Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points Nationally .

Data license: CC Attribution 4.0 License · Data source: fivethirtyeight/data on GitHub · About: simonw/fivethirtyeight-datasette

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Link rowid ▼ race state modeldate candidate_name candidate_id pct_estimate pct_trend_adjusted timestamp comment contestdate
132433 132433 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Sam Brownback 83 0.4517185 0.3918751 12/10/19 18:42 one day test 2008-05-13
132463 132463 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3744571 0.4535241 12/10/19 18:42 one day test 2008-05-13
132493 132493 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Fred Thompson 57 6.702583 16.943 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132525 132525 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2220922 0.6031119 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132558 132558 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.519 21.04987 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132590 132590 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Ron Paul 49 0.5077825 1.632876 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132623 132623 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Mitt Romney 48 8.87931 9.6519 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132656 132656 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6623374 3.371752 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132689 132689 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-05 John McCain 44 30.63215 24.88364 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132722 132722 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Sam Brownback 83 0.4517185 0.3918751 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132752 132752 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3744571 0.4535241 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132782 132782 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Fred Thompson 57 6.701663 16.97531 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132814 132814 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2220922 0.6031119 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132847 132847 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.51705 21.06905 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132879 132879 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Ron Paul 49 0.5077825 1.632876 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132912 132912 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Mitt Romney 48 8.880663 9.688973 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132945 132945 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6616862 3.458457 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
132978 132978 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-06 John McCain 44 30.63344 24.60101 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
133011 133011 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Sam Brownback 83 0.4517185 0.3918751 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
133041 133041 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3744571 0.4535241 12/10/19 18:41 one day test 2008-05-13
133071 133071 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Fred Thompson 57 6.699566 17.12474 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133103 133103 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2220922 0.6031119 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133136 133136 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.51469 21.1596 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133168 133168 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Ron Paul 49 0.5077825 1.632876 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133201 133201 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Mitt Romney 48 8.882402 9.703078 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133234 133234 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6615174 3.456164 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133267 133267 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-07 John McCain 44 30.63448 24.25369 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133300 133300 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Sam Brownback 83 0.4517011 0.3079204 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133330 133330 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3750383 0.4236374 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133360 133360 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Fred Thompson 57 6.695177 15.56005 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133392 133392 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Duncan Hunter 53 0.222157 0.5258986 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133425 133425 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.51692 21.71241 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133457 133457 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Ron Paul 49 0.5084868 1.583354 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133490 133490 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Mitt Romney 48 8.894728 9.714355 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133523 133523 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6616563 3.784715 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133556 133556 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-08 John McCain 44 30.62371 24.18664 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133590 133590 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Sam Brownback 83 0.4522375 0.3080231 12/10/19 18:40 one day test 2008-05-13
133621 133621 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3753463 0.4239646 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133652 133652 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Fred Thompson 57 6.687181 15.3772 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133685 133685 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Duncan Hunter 53 0.222188 0.5257342 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133719 133719 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.51513 21.77522 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133752 133752 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Ron Paul 49 0.5091898 1.584195 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133786 133786 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Mitt Romney 48 8.896059 9.847124 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133820 133820 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6618609 3.810607 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133854 133854 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-09 John McCain 44 30.63353 24.02211 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133888 133888 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Sam Brownback 83 0.4443276 0.3003082 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133919 133919 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3642587 0.4125593 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133950 133950 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Fred Thompson 57 6.704356 15.08631 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
133985 133985 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2274935 0.5332397 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
134019 134019 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.50476 21.83221 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
134052 134052 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Ron Paul 49 0.5027395 1.580224 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
134086 134086 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Mitt Romney 48 8.818656 9.943982 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
134120 134120 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6643453 3.857048 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
134154 134154 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-10 John McCain 44 30.73944 24.07418 12/10/19 18:39 one day test 2008-05-13
134188 134188 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Sam Brownback 83 0.4451801 0.3648536 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134219 134219 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3666039 0.6721948 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134250 134250 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Fred Thompson 57 6.708495 13.64602 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134285 134285 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2265275 0.3820361 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134319 134319 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.50615 22.42139 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134352 134352 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Ron Paul 49 0.5028214 1.570148 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134386 134386 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Mitt Romney 48 8.818608 10.66796 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134420 134420 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6639194 3.895814 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134454 134454 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-11 John McCain 44 30.74004 22.63559 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134488 134488 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Sam Brownback 83 0.4273762 0.347147 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134519 134519 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3600298 0.6647382 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134550 134550 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Fred Thompson 57 6.759356 13.4547 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134585 134585 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2324966 0.3880126 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134619 134619 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.51439 22.35697 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134652 134652 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Ron Paul 49 0.5040142 1.56862 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134686 134686 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Mitt Romney 48 8.783837 10.78554 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134720 134720 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6575813 3.936305 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134754 134754 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-12 John McCain 44 30.74032 22.34263 12/10/19 18:38 one day test 2008-05-13
134788 134788 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Sam Brownback 83 0.4266706 0.2227645 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
134819 134819 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3361313 0.8363134 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
134850 134850 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Fred Thompson 57 6.774538 13.08484 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
134886 134886 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2064101 0.5842773 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
134920 134920 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.6358 22.14955 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
134953 134953 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Ron Paul 49 0.4932656 1.546288 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
134987 134987 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Mitt Romney 48 8.679966 11.25453 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135021 135021 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6283284 4.043846 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135055 135055 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-13 John McCain 44 30.76258 22.64956 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135089 135089 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Sam Brownback 83 0.4266706 0.2227645 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135120 135120 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Tom Tancredo 59 0.3361313 0.8363134 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135151 135151 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Fred Thompson 57 6.777678 13.64183 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135187 135187 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2064101 0.5842773 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135221 135221 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.64301 22.36325 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135254 135254 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Ron Paul 49 0.4932656 1.546288 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135288 135288 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Mitt Romney 48 8.682188 11.092 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135322 135322 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6270717 3.937395 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135356 135356 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-14 John McCain 44 30.75248 22.34831 12/10/19 18:37 one day test 2008-05-13
135390 135390 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Sam Brownback 83 0.423788 0.2384805 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135421 135421 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Tom Tancredo 59 0.320881 0.8389823 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135452 135452 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Fred Thompson 57 6.780795 13.77465 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135488 135488 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Duncan Hunter 53 0.2087999 0.5560635 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135522 135522 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Rudolph W. Giuliani 50 28.64203 22.72092 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135555 135555 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Ron Paul 49 0.4891393 1.940032 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135589 135589 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Mitt Romney 48 8.687257 11.12162 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135623 135623 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 Mike Huckabee 47 0.6289665 3.892263 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135657 135657 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-15 John McCain 44 30.79789 24.98961 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13
135691 135691 2008R West Virginia 2007-10-16 Sam Brownback 83 0.4213292 0.2360528 12/10/19 18:36 one day test 2008-05-13

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CREATE TABLE "polls/pres_primary_avgs_1980-2016" (
"race" TEXT,
  "state" TEXT,
  "modeldate" TEXT,
  "candidate_name" TEXT,
  "candidate_id" INTEGER,
  "pct_estimate" REAL,
  "pct_trend_adjusted" REAL,
  "timestamp" TEXT,
  "comment" TEXT,
  "contestdate" TEXT
);
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