Jason Husser, associate professor of political science and policy studies and director of the Elon Poll, was featured in three recent news reports about polling and the 2020 presidential election.
Millions of Americans have already cast their ballots as millions more prepare to vote in the Nov. 3 general election.
As voters try to make sense of election polls published from organizations across the country, several news outlets have turned to Jason Husser, associate professor of political science and policy studies, for information about what these polls could mean leading up to Election Day.
In a recent report by WUNC North Carolina Public Radio, “This independent Afro Latino voter has decided on Biden,” Husser discussed the role of the undecided voter in the 2016 presidential election and how those voters could impact the 2020 race to the White House.
“In 2016, we did see a fairly high number of people who are undecided up until the last couple weeks of the election,” Husser told WUNC. “In fact, analysis of exit polls suggested in a number of swing states, as many as 11% or 12% of voters really made up their mind in the last couple weeks of the election. Early data from 2016 suggests that that number is going to be smaller in 2020.”
In the Charlotte Observer article, “After what happened in 2016, should you believe 2020 polls,” Husser and other polling experts shed light on mistakes made by pollsters in 2016 and how the lessons learned four years ago have impacted polling in the upcoming election.
Washington, NC, NBC affiliate WITN also featured Husser in a recent report about 2020 polling, titled “Pollsters discuss methodology, accuracy ahead of November elections.”
Husser is director of the Elon University Poll, which conducts statewide and national surveys on issues of importance to North Carolina voters and residents. Information from these polls is shared with media, citizens and public officials to facilitate informed public policy making through the better understanding of citizens’ opinions and attitudes. By conducting several statewide public opinion surveys annually, the Elon Poll is easily recognized as the “poll of record in North Carolina.”