: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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But pollsters found this summer that Hochul is not in as strong a position as an incumbent would like to be, giving a strong Republican candidate a possible edge to flip the seat, though that is statistically unlikely given New York’s blue track record.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Dec. 2025
Rasmussen's daily tracking poll surveys 300 likely voters per night, then reports the results on a five-day rolling average basis, the pollster says.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
In the final month of the campaign, while most pollsters were saying the race was too close to call, Polymarket correctly predicted the outcome of the race.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The pollsters did not ask about the two in a head-to-head matchup for next June’s primary.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Dec. 2025
Rasmussen's daily tracking poll surveys 300 likely voters per night, then reports the results on a five-day rolling average basis, the pollster says.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
In the final month of the campaign, while most pollsters were saying the race was too close to call, Polymarket correctly predicted the outcome of the race.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The pollsters did not ask about the two in a head-to-head matchup for next June’s primary.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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