Democratic Primaries

George II

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4. It's an online poll conducted in English, then the results were "weighted to balance demographics"..

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:38 PM

Nov 2019

For this survey, a sample of 2,235 adults age 18+ from the continental U.S.,
Alaska and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 958 Democrats, 848
Republicans, and 249 independents. Weighting was then employed to balance demographics to
ensure that the sample's composition reflects that of the adult population according to Census data
and to provide results intended to approximate the sample universe.

In other words, huge chunks of Americans were not included (i.e., those who don't have internet access and those who only speak other languages), and the results were "weighted" (i.e., manipulated)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Why is Reuters/Ipsos using an "adults" sample" [View all] Xandric77 Nov 2019 OP

84% of respondents were registered to vote. HerbChestnut Nov 2019 #1

It's an online poll conducted in English, then the results were "weighted to balance demographics".. George II Nov 2019 #4

LOL, manipulated. HerbChestnut Nov 2019 #5

Bazinga! Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #7

Oh Ms Ball crazytown Nov 2019 #2

Would that make it a Margin-of-Error +/- 16%?? NurseJackie Nov 2019 #3

MoE was 2.4%. Thanks for playing. HerbChestnut Nov 2019 #6

When you poll "adults", the results skew toward Benie ritapria Nov 2019 #8

K n R JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #9