In Michigan, President Obama leads Newt Gingrich by 10 points among home-phone respondents, but leads by 41 points among cell-phone respondents. SurveyUSA poll of 608 MI registered voters released 10/15/11. 31% of respondents were cell-phone. Polls that exclude cell-phone respondents, such as those conducted by many SurveyUSA competitors, risk mis-characterizing public opinion. SurveyUSA estimates that [...]

In primaries in Oregon’s 1st Congressional District to fill the open seat vacated by Democrat David Wu, Rob Cornilles emerges as the overwhelming Republican favorite and Suzanne Bonamici emerges as the overwhelming Democratic favorite, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for KATU-TV in Portland. Ballots for the special election go into the mail tomorrow 10/21/11. [...]

When SurveyUSA asked 1,749 state of Washington residents whether same sex couples should have the right to marry, or should receive no legal recognition, there was a 33-point difference in how the cell-phone respondents answered. SurveyUSA poll released 06/30/10, of 1,749 WA registered voters. 10% of registered voters are cell-phone respondents) Polls that exclude cell-phone [...]

When NJ residents were asked whether they approve or disapprove of the job Chris Christie is doing as Governor, Christie was Minus 7 among home-phone respondents, but Minus 25 among cell-phone respondents. Those not reachable on a home-phone were 18 points less favorable to the Republican. SurveyUSA poll of 1,109 state of NJ adults, released [...]

In 3 studies conducted in May 2011, SurveyUSA found cell-phone respondents an average of 12 points more likely to approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president than home-phone respondents. USA survey of 1,855 adults released 05/02/11. 12% of respondents are cell-phone. NJ survey of 1,109 adults released 05/12/11. 13% of respondents are [...]

When SurveyUSA asked California voters about legalizing marijuana, home-phone respondents opposed the idea by 10 points. Cell-phone respondents supported the idea by 28 points. CA poll of 967 likely voters released 11/01/10. 18% of respondents are cell-phone. Polls that exclude cell-phone respondents, such as those conducted by many SurveyUSA competitors, risk mis-characterizing public opinion. SurveyUSA [...]

In two studies in 2010, SurveyUSA finds that cell-phone respondents are on average 21 points more favorable to President Obama than home-phone respondents. Question posed: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable or unfavorable? Number shown in table is Favorable minus Unfavorable. A negative number means more respondents had an unfavorable opinion than favorable. North [...]

In the 2010 election, SurveyUSA contrasted the vote of home-phone and cell-phone respondents in 7 different candidate elections. On average, cell-phone respondents voted 9 points more Democratic than did home-phone respondents. Had SurveyUSA not made special effort to reach the cell-phone respondents, its poll results would have been more Republican. Polls that exclude cell-phone respondents, [...]

Half of voters under the age of 34 and one-third of middle-aged voters are missing from election polls unless pollsters make a special effort to include them. These “cell-phone” respondents, who are not reachable on a home telephone, are excluded from opinion polls unless a pollster goes out of its way, at additional expense, to [...]

Michigan registered voters were asked about a number of high-profile Republican candidates running for president against Barack Obama. In elections for President in Michigan today 10/14/11, it’s: Obama 50%, Mitt Romney 39%. Obama 52%, Ron Paul 34%. Obama 53%, Herman Cain 32%. Obama 53%, Rick Perry 32%. Obama 54%, Newt Gingrich 31%. Obama 56%, Michele [...]