Pollsters capture 2024 results within margin of error
Siena pollster Don Levy assesses his work in 2024 (it was good) and identifies potential areas of improvement.
Grading the 2022 Siena polls
We compare the Siena College Research Institute's election forecasts to what voters actually did this year.
Pollsters embark on outreach experiment
Siena College Research Institute and Emerson College Polling are asking the same questions, but to different people.
Poll: Partisan divide over government action to combat climate change
April 22, 2021 - To celebrate Earth Day, we're turning to Siena College Research Institute Director Don Levy for a discussion about how New Yorkers feel about government efforts to curb climate change and discover what conservation steps
The 2020 polls: The good, the bad and the missing Trump voter
Nov. 23, 2020 - Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute, joined us for a retrospective on the 2020 election and how close or far off polls like his were to the actual result.
Forecasting 2020: Pollsters learn from the lessons of 2016
Nov. 2, 2020 - In 2016, the political establishment was shocked when Donald Trump proved many polls wrong and won the Electoral College and the presidency. We heard from Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute,
New Yorkers fear a second COVID-19 wave this fall, according to new Siena poll
Sept. 3, 2020 - Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute, shared the results of the latest Siena College Research Institute’s poll on COVID-19.
March 3, 2020: Siena College health poll
We talked with Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute, on one of the latest polls his organization worked on.
Feb. 20, 2020: How does a Siena College Research Institute poll go from idea to results?
How does a Siena College Research Institute poll go from idea to results? We asked Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute, how their poll is made as it was in the field. (Originally aired
January 21, 2020: Constructing a poll at Siena
How does a Siena College Research Institute poll go from idea to results? We asked Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute, how their poll is made as it was in the field.
