Pollsters · Updated Oct 30, 2026
Montana State University Billings
3 public polls in the 2026 cycle, across 3 races. Latest: Oct 21, 2026.
- Polls
- 33 in 3 races
- Grade
- CAccuracy in past elections, A+ to D (how)
- House effect, 2026
- D+4.5Against other polls, in today's forecast
- House effect, past elections
- R+0.1Against other polls of the same races
Based on 14 polls of 12 races taken in the last three weeks before elections from 2000 to 2020: they missed the final margin by 8.7 points on average, 0.8 points more than other polls of the same races.
Its polls run 4.5 points more Democratic than other polls of the same races; the forecast removes that before averaging.
In past elections its polls ran 0.1 points more Republican than other polls of the same races; today's estimate starts from that.
Race polls
Newest first. Source links go to the poll's own release.
| Race | Dates | Sample | Result | Margin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate in Montana | Oct 5–Oct 21 | 720 A | Bodnar 26 · Alme 30 | R+4 | dailymontanan.com ↗ |
| Montana's 1st District | Oct 5–Oct 21 | 287 A | Forstag 49 · Flint 32 | D+17 | dailymontanan.com ↗ |
| Montana's 2nd District | Oct 5–Oct 21 | 350 A | Miller 18 · Downing 29 | R+11 | dailymontanan.com ↗ |