The Monmouth University Polling Institute is a

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institute located on the

Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its university charter, c ...

campus in

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. The Polling Institute was established in 2005, and since its establishment has been led by director Patrick Murray.About the Institute
Monmouth University Polling Institute. In 2022, the polling analysis website ''

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'' had 120 Monmouth polls in its database, and gave the polling institute an "A" grade on the basis of its historical accuracy and

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FiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings
''FiveThirtyEight'' (last accessed March 26, 2021). The poll appeared on the list in 2014 with an A-minus, and received an A-plus in 2016, 2018 and 2020. The Institute is a signatory to the

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(AAPOR) Transparency Initiative. The Monmouth University Polling Institute is scheduled to close in July 2025.

Methodology

The Monmouth University Poll is conducted in a multi-modal fashion, incorporating phone calls to landlines and cell phones, and online surveys delivered through text and email. Sample selection is conducted on a case-by-case basis depending on the survey topics. Polls are weighted for demographic factors like age and also incorporate partisan affiliation for political polls.

Recognition

In 2009, the institute's gubernatorial polling received national attention, including findings that indicated the eventual winner

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's weight was an issue for voters in the campaign. In 2010, the institute's director Patrick Murray was named "Pollster of the Year" by

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and one of the 100 most influential people in New Jersey politics. Murray is an occasional contributor to the

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's Pollster page.

Closure

The polling institute is scheduled to close on July 1, 2025. University president Patrick F. Leahy attributed the closure to the "considerable resources required" to operate the institute.

References

External links

Official website
2005 establishments in New Jersey Monmouth University Public opinion research companies in the United States {{Monmouth University

Methodology

Recognition

Closure

See also

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