: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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However, the pollsters said 23% of respondents were unfamiliar with the concept when first asked about their opinion.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
So what did our pollster and strategist make of it?
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
Ross Hunt, a Republican pollster in Dallas and principal of Hunt Research, told CBS News Texas that one warning sign for the Tarrant County GOP is that Rehmet not only won votes from Democrats and many Independents, but from some Republicans as well.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The pollsters point out that margin has narrowed compared with when Americans preferred the GOP over Democrats on immigration by a 40%-to-30% margin in December.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
So what did our pollster and strategist make of it?
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
Ross Hunt, a Republican pollster in Dallas and principal of Hunt Research, told CBS News Texas that one warning sign for the Tarrant County GOP is that Rehmet not only won votes from Democrats and many Independents, but from some Republicans as well.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The pollsters point out that margin has narrowed compared with when Americans preferred the GOP over Democrats on immigration by a 40%-to-30% margin in December.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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