C−520th of 556

Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research

Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research has no polls in our database and is rated on 16 past polls scored against results (2001–2021).

Rated polls

16

2001–2021

Average miss

7.2

All pollsters: 6.8

Lean

D+0.6

Against other polls of the same races

Picked winner

69%

Of rated polls

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+5.9D+4.1R+3.8D+8.3D+0.4R+10.4D+15.8D+10.5D+9.5R+9.0D+3.1D+3.0

16 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
Governor66.45.7D+3.467%
President56.74.4D+3.080%
Senate58.75.5D+2.560%

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. Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research is marked; darker bars are pollsters with a smaller miss.

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