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Mostly Republican-sponsored

Starboard Communications

Starboard Communications has 2 polls in our database and is rated on 4 past polls scored against results (2016–2020).

Rated polls

4

2016–2020

Average miss

1.8

All pollsters: 6.8

Lean

R+1.1

Against other polls of the same races

Picked winner

100%

Of rated polls

Last poll

Oct 26, 2020

2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina (2020)

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+1.7D+1.9

4 rated polls; misses beyond 10 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
President22.94.4D+2.9100%
Senate20.75.5D+0.7100%

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. Starboard Communications 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
Oct 26, 20202020 United States Senate election in South Carolina (2020)800 LVHarrison 43 · Graham 52R+9—Release
Sep 7–9, 20162016 United States Senate election in South Carolina (2016)600 VDixon 22 · Scott 58R+36—Release

Latest poll ended Oct 26, 2020. Source: each poll’s own release, via the 99chambers polls database

Who it polls for

Sponsors of its polls since 2016, by share of polls.

No sponsor named50%
No sponsor named50%

50% 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