Announcing new data features and editorial content at FiftyPlusOne.news

Paying subscribers can now access complete and interactive data tables and a redesigned website at fiftyplusone.news

Last fall, we launched FiftyPlusOne.news as a new website for fast, accurate aggregation of political polling data for both horse-race and issue questions. Following in the tradition of predecessors including Pollster.com and FiveThirtyEight, we promised to deliver collection and statistical analysis of public polling data transparently, to the public, for the public’s benefit.

Our polling aggregates have been cited in outlets including The New York Times, Axios, Politifact, Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin, Washington Monthly, and MS NOW, and by public figures including Paul Krugman, Heather Cox Richardson, Jamelle Bouie, Philip Bump, and others. We offer poll lovers and casual political observers alike what we are certain is the fastest, most comprehensive aggregation of U.S. political polling in the world, as well as the only public portal for exploring raw data alongside polling averages that correct for known biases from different polling firms and modes. Our horse-race averages were more accurate than alternative methods at forecasting the results of the 2025 elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, and we’ll bring the same dedication to accuracy and rigor to the midterms and beyond.

Today, FPO is excited to announce the next steps in our journey to safeguard transparent public polling aggregation for the future: A more robust site with new features and a presence on Substack for editorial analysis of the latest polling data. Starting today, users will be able to log into our website to see complete tables of polling data (not just the most recent questions) on a wide range of topics, including Donald Trump’s approval rating, the generic congressional ballot, Senate primary elections, and more. We also have a new home page where users can see all of our active polling averages and recent articles.

And here on Substack, we will start publishing a weekly roundup of the latest polling data, plus weekly articles from our staff and contributors. We welcome pitches from academics, journalists, or anyone with an interest in public opinion research; reach out to editor@fiftyplusone.news if you’ve got a story idea you’d like us to consider.

Today, we have also added polling averages for the Democratic and Republican primaries for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Texas.

Should you want to see all the latest polls, your account for the FiftyPlusOne.news website will be tied to your account here on Substack. Simply subscribe to a monthly or annual subscription here, then go over to the FPO homepage and click “log in” in the top right corner. You will receive an email with a link to log into the website. It’s that easy.

A subscription to FiftyPlusOne.news is $8/month, or $80 per year. Paying subscribers will get access to premium analyses here on Substack, but to be totally up-front about expectations, the real benefit of the subscription is the data. Of course, subscribers also help ensure that transparent data aggregation will be sustainable for years to come. (For those that want access to raw data, API subscriptions are also available; reach out to data@fiftyplusone.news to learn more.)

In the coming months, we plan to expand the averages we offer to additional elections for the U.S. House, Senate and governors’ mansions, as well as polls about issues that matter to the public. In the summer, we hope to publish statistical forecasting models for the U.S. House and Senate, building on models that in 2024 significantly outperformed betting markets and other forecasters. All the data we publish will be available to premium subscribers of this Substack, with most of it also accessible programmatically to API subscribers.

We are still early on our journey to create a new, independent home for collecting and averaging public polling data for the masses. We are grateful to everyone who has followed our work from our initial alpha launch last fall, and to the outlets and writers who have helped put our data in front of a wider audience. If you believe that independent, transparent polling aggregation is worth preserving — or just want access to the highest-quality, fastest polling averages available — we hope you’ll consider subscribing and spreading the word.

Thanks for taking this next step with us!

— The 50+1 team