We are fast approaching the climax of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. The final results are less than 30 days away.
From now until November 8, we can expect there will be multiple General Election and State Specific Preference Polls released each day. Adapted from the published data presented by the RealClearPolitics crew, we can offer a Dow Jones like summary Index of the latest polling results every day.
Thomas Edison’s Stock Ticker (1871) Improved on 1867 Device by Calahan
Like the Dow Jones Index we will use standard ticker symbols for each contest (in this case the two letter state abbreviations employed by the U.S.P.S). For the National polls we will use the designation GE for General Election. Unlike the Dow Jones Index, we can provide results seven days a week, not just for Monday through Friday.
All daily polls reported by RCP for Presidential General Election and state results will be included. We will not summarize U.S. Senate contests, races for State Governor, nor the data for Presidential Approval or Right Track-Wrong Track polling results that RCP provides on their website.
For Maine and Nebraska some polling results may be reported by Congressional District (CD) instead of state wide. Such polls receive a special designation. If the Poll results are given as a tie for any individual contest, they are recorded here for our RCP Index as E, for Even.
The margins for each GE or state category each day are summed and reported as a combined Trump Score; Plus, if he is ahead that day, and Minus if he loses. All Trump positive (winning) results are highlighted in Red for the GOP’s favorite color. For GE daily summary results only the combined Trump Score is also presented as an average (total score divided by the number of GE polls conducted that day).
Let me say again that the RCP data trackers are a team of American Democracy Benefactors, and perform a valuable public service for all concerned citizens, regardless of Party affiliation, even if their detail work involves lots of repetitive, dry, and dusty number crunching. May their calculators always have fresh batteries and their pencils sharp points.
The RCP Daily Polling Index begins as of Monday October 10.
RCP Daily Stock Ticker (Sunday October 16, 2016)
All Polls General Election and State by State: 11
GE 5 Polls 1 T 4 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 28 Average▼5.6
FL 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 4
NV 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 6
CO 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 5
MT 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 10
VA 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 15
UT 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 17
RCP Daily Stock Ticker (Saturday October 15, 2016)
All Polls General Election and State by State: 1
NV 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 2
RCP Daily Stock Ticker (Friday October 14, 2016)
All Polls General Election and State by State: 7
GE 2 Polls 1 T 0 C 1 E Trump Score: Plus 2 Average▲1.0
NH 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 3
FL 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 4
IN 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 4
OR 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 10
TX 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 4
RCP Daily Stock Ticker (Thursday October 13, 2016)
All Polls General Election and State-by-State: 15
GE 4 Polls 1 T 2 C 1 E Trump Score: Minus 13 Average▼3.3
OH 2 Polls 1 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 1
NC 3 Polls 0 T 3 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 10
GA 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 6
PA 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 9
VA 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 3
MO 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 5
MI 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 10
UT 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 6
RCP Daily Stock Ticker (Wednesday October 12, 2016)
All Polls General Election and State-by-State: 14
GE 4 Polls 0 T 3 C 1 E Trump Score: Minus 18 Average▼4.5
WI 2 Polls 0 T 2 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 11
FL 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 3
MO 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 5
MI 2 Polls 0 T 2 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 27
ME 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 8
ME-2 1 Poll 1 T 0 C 0 E Trump Score: Plus 1
ME-1 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 17
UT 1 Poll 0 T 0 C 1 E Trump Score: Minus 0
RCP Daily Stock Ticker (Tuesday October 11, 2016)
All Polls General Election and State-by-State: 7
GE 5 Polls 1 T 4 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 33 Average▼6.6
PA 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 4
VA 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 9
RCP Daily Stock Ticker (Monday October 10, 2016)
All Polls General Election and State by State: 7
GE 5 Polls 0 T 5 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 41 Average▼8.2
NC 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 1
WI 1 Poll 0 T 1 C 0 E Trump Score: Minus 7
