A public opinion poll of registered voters in Washington state

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The Washington Poll is a non-partisan, academic survey research project sponsored by the University of Washington, Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race & Sexuality. The principal aim of the survey is to collect and analyze public opinion of registered voters in Washington state on an annual basis. The study will be fielded every year in mid-October and contain questions on ballot initiatives, candidates, important political and policy issues of the day, as well as viewpoints on social and economic indicators in the state. [ How accurate is the Washington Poll? Click here to see our success rate ]

The poll is a collaborative effort by academic researchers in the state of Washington, and is currently sponsored by the UW. Prof. Matt A. Barreto, Department of Political Science at UW, is the Director of the Washington Poll. Other collaborators on the poll include Christopher Parker, associate professor of political science at UW and director of the Center for Survey Research at the UW, John Gastil, professor of communications at UW, and Todd Donovan, professor of political science at Western Washington University.

The poll is conducted among registered voters, using a Washington state voter list and telephone interviewing is administered by the Center for Survey Research at the UW, in the Political Science Department.