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Mostly Democratic-sponsored

Benenson Strategy Group

Benenson Strategy Group has 2 polls in our database and is rated on 12 past polls scored against results (2006–2022).

Rated polls

12

2006–2022

Average miss

7.4

All pollsters: 6.8

Lean

D+1.2

Against other polls of the same races

Picked winner

67%

Of rated polls

Last poll

Sep 16, 2018

2018 United States Senate election in Montana (2018)

Every rated poll against the result

Each dot is one poll from the last three weeks of a race: how far its margin landed from the result. Above the line it overstated Democrats; below, Republicans. Bars show each cycle’s average lean.

  • Poll
  • Cycle average
D+3.5D+9.3D+2.8R+4.3D+5.4D+0.4

12 rated polls; misses beyond 20 points are drawn at the edge. Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET

By type of race

Race typeRated pollsAvg. missAll pollstersLeanPicked winner
House88.86.8D+5.775%
Senate26.85.5D+6.80%
Generic ballot10.44.3D+0.4100%
Governor14.35.7R+4.3100%

Avg. miss: green where it beats all pollsters’ average for that type. Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET

Among all pollsters

Average miss of every rated pollster, in points. Benenson Strategy Group is marked; darker bars are pollsters with a smaller miss.

Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET

DatesQuestionSampleResultMarginvs resultSource
Sep 6–16, 20182018 United States Senate election in Montana (2018) for AARP950 VTester 50 · Rosendale 43D+7—Release
Sep 6–16, 20182018 Montana's at-large congressional district election (2018) for AARP950 VWilliams 45 · Gianforte 46R+1—Release

Latest poll ended Sep 16, 2018. Source: each poll’s own release, via the 99chambers polls database

Who it polls for

Sponsors of its polls since 2018, by share of polls.

AARP100%

100% of its polls were paid for by candidates or party committees.

Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET