B−271st of 556

University of Massachusetts Department of Political Science

University of Massachusetts Department of Political Science has no polls in our database and is rated on 2 past polls scored against results (2000).

Rated polls

2

2000

Average miss

1.7

All pollsters: 6.8

Lean

0

Against other polls of the same races

Picked winner

100%

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
R+1.0

2 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
President12.74.4R+2.7100%
Senate10.75.5D+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. University of Massachusetts Department of Political Science is marked; darker bars are pollsters with a smaller miss.

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