"The electorate is split by gender and age. The gender gap is not new....But the large age gap is new. This could be the first generational election in recent history," said Peter Brown of the Polling Institute.
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Recent releases
The Aug. 26 swing state poll found Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania voters want Democratic president; Obama-McCain matchup remains tight.
The Aug. 24 poll found McCain, Obama in a dead heat in Colorado; Democrat has very small lead on economy.
The Aug. 20 national poll found that gas prices are gaining as Americans' biggest worry; voters back offshore oil drilling 2-1
Timely and accurate polls
Frequently cited by journalists, public officials and researchers, the independent Quinnipiac University Poll regularly surveys residents in Connecticut, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and nationwide about political races, state and national elections, and issues of public concern, such as schools, taxes, transportation, municipal services and the environment.
Known for its exactness and thoroughness, the Quinnipiac poll was selected a "winner" by the New York Post for the most accurate prediction on the Schumer-D'Amato Senate race in 1998, and results are featured regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and on national network news broadcasts.
Student interviewers use a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system to collect data from statewide and national residents. For a typical public opinion survey, a randomly selected sample of about 1,000 registered voters age 18 and over is interviewed over five or six days. The polls are conducted at the Polling Institute on West Woods Road, close to the main campus.
The Aug. 24 poll found McCain, Obama in a dead heat in Colorado; Democrat has very small lead on economy.
The Aug. 20 national poll found that gas prices are gaining as Americans' biggest worry; voters back offshore oil drilling 2-1
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Timely and accurate polls
Frequently cited by journalists, public officials and researchers, the independent Quinnipiac University Poll regularly surveys residents in Connecticut, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and nationwide about political races, state and national elections, and issues of public concern, such as schools, taxes, transportation, municipal services and the environment.
Known for its exactness and thoroughness, the Quinnipiac poll was selected a "winner" by the New York Post for the most accurate prediction on the Schumer-D'Amato Senate race in 1998, and results are featured regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and on national network news broadcasts.
Student interviewers use a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system to collect data from statewide and national residents. For a typical public opinion survey, a randomly selected sample of about 1,000 registered voters age 18 and over is interviewed over five or six days. The polls are conducted at the Polling Institute on West Woods Road, close to the main campus.
The Polling Institute can be contacted at 203-582-5201 or e-mailed at pollinginstitute@quinnipiac.edu.