RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources are slight to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.
- Overall, we rate the Harris Poll as Right-Center Biased based on polling, which slightly favors the right. We also rate them as Mostly Factual pollsters based on a B rating in predictive polling.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER (2.1)
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL (3.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
The Harris Poll is a research organization based in Chicago, Illinois. According to their about page, “Founded in 1956, The Harris Poll is one of the longest running surveys in the U.S. tracking public opinion, motivations, and social sentiments. Every year, we poll millions of people on the trends that are shaping our modern world.”
Read our profile on the United States media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
The Harris Poll is privately owned by Harris Insights and Analytics. Revenue is generated through service sales. Clients include Axios and Harvard University.
Analysis / Bias
The Harris Poll conducts political research and polling on a wide range of topics, including elections. The website publishes news related to its polling.
Polling bias is assessed using Silver Bulletin’s mean-reverted bias metric. For Harris Poll, the mean-reverted polling bias is +1.05, indicating a slight Republican lean. Under MBFC’s calibrated polling bias scale, a mean bias between +1.0 and +1.5 corresponds to a polling bias score of +3. Polling bias accounts for 70% of the final bias score, while editorial bias accounts for 30%.
Applying MBFC’s weighted formula:
(+3 × 0.70) + (−0 × 0.30) = +2.1
Based on MBFC’s bias classification scale, a final score of +2.1 places Harris Poll in the Right-Center category.
Factual reporting is rated Mostly Factual based on a Silver Bulletin grade of B, indicating solid predictive accuracy and average methodological performance.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the Harris Poll as Right-Center Biased based on polling, which slightly favors the right. We also rate them as Mostly Factual pollsters based on a B rating in predictive polling. (D. Van Zandt 09/30/2024) Updated (02/18/2026)
Source: https://theharrispoll.com/
Last Updated on February 18, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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