Pan Atlantic Research is rated Least biased with Mostly Factual factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate Pan Atlantic Research as Least Biased based on polling that minimally favors the left. We also rate them as Mostly Factual pollsters based on a B+ rating in predictive polling.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-1.4)
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
Pan Atlantic Research is a market research company based in Portland, Maine. According to their about page, “Pan Atlantic Research was founded in 1985 as a strategic business-to-business marketing consulting firm serving national and international clients.”
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Funded by / Ownership
Pan Atlantic Research is a private for-profit company. Its revenue is derived from service sales.
Analysis / Bias
Pan Atlantic Research 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 Pan Atlantic, the mean-reverted polling bias is −0.61, indicating a slight Democratic lean. Under MBFC’s calibrated polling bias scale, a mean bias between -0.6 and -1.0 corresponds to a polling bias score of -2. Polling bias accounts for 70% of the final bias score, while editorial bias accounts for 30%.
Applying MBFC’s weighted formula:
(−2 × 0.70) + (−0 × 0.30) = −1.4
Based on MBFC’s bias classification scale, a final score of -1.4 places Pan Atlantic in the Least Biased category.
Factual reporting is rated Mostly Factual based on a Silver Bulletin grade of B-, indicating average predictive accuracy and reasonable methodological performance.
Failed Fact Checks
- None to date
Overall, we rate Pan Atlantic Research as Least Biased based on polling that minimally favors the left. We also rate them as Mostly Factual pollsters based on a B+ rating in predictive polling. (D. Van Zandt 11/02/2024) Updated (02/23/2026)
Source: https://panatlanticresearch.com/
Last Updated on February 23, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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