Questions over early voting, margins of error and the accuracy of individual polls leave plenty of questions, even this close to the election

As polls continue to tighten in battleground and typically Republican-leaning states, the electoral math looks increasingly impossible for Donald Trump

Findings from George Washington University show more US voters trust Republicans to handle top issues including the economy and national security

Mitt Romney won the state by 48 points and John McCain by 28. But 56% of Mormons say Republican leaders should no longer support Donald Trump

Polls can be confusing – but US data editor Mona Chalabi advises if you choose to pay attention, focus on when it was conducted, not when it was published

Drudge Report poll is not a representation of the cross-section of US voters but rather a snapshot of readers on the right of the political spectrum

Gary Johnson, Jill Stein and Evan McMullin are winning over quite a few voters – and they appear to be drawing equally from potential Democrats and Republicans

Poll results showed seven percentage points separated the sitting Democrat from the Republican nominee, but such horse-race analysis doesn’t tell us much

A poll taken right after the first presidential debate showed that viewers thought Clinton was the clear winner. But her supporters shouldn’t be celebrating just yet

This is the first of a new series that takes a regular look at what polls can tell us, and, more importantly when polls tell us nothing but junk information. First up, where are the candidates ahead of the first presidential debate of 2016?