LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research as Least Biased based on polling that minimally favors the Right. We also rate them as Mostly Factual pollsters based on a B- rating in predictive polling.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (0.7)
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL (4.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) is a market research and polling organization based at Michigan State University (MSU). According to their about page, “Our objective is to produce the highest quality survey data in the most cost-effective ways. OSR offers a comprehensive set of services to meet your survey research needs, from initial project design to budgeting, sampling, questionnaire development, data collection, analysis and report writing.”
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Funded by / Ownership
The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research is funded through the University and donations.
Analysis / Bias
The IPPSR conducts market research and polling via various mediums. The website does not generally report on politics but does report news on its polls.
Polling bias is assessed using Silver Bulletin’s mean-reverted bias metric. For IPPSR, the mean-reverted polling bias is +0.04, indicating a slight Republican lean. Under MBFC’s calibrated polling bias scale, a mean bias between 0.0 and +0.5 corresponds to a polling bias score of -1. Polling bias accounts for 70% of the final bias score, while editorial bias accounts for 30%.
Applying MBFC’s weighted formula:
(+1 × 0.70) + (0 × 0.30) = +0.7
Based on MBFC’s bias classification scale, a final score of +0.7 places IPPSRe in the Least Biased category.
Factual reporting is rated Mostly Factual based on a Silver Bulletin grade of B-, indicating average predictive accuracy and fair methodological performance.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research as Least Biased based on polling that minimally favors the Right. We also rate them as Mostly Factual pollsters based on a B- rating in predictive polling. (D. Van Zandt 10/26/2024) Updated (02/19/2026)
Source: https://ippsr.msu.edu/
Last Updated on February 19, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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