Media-sponsored polls, the most accurate

[NewsWhore]

Never have so many polls been contracted, including the largest number of foreign polling companies. With the final results of 51.21% Danilo Medina, to 46.95% Hipolito Mejia now released by the Central Electoral Board (JCE), the polls that were closest to the actual results were those hired by media companies. These were:

Penn Schoen (18-22 April): DM 51%, HM 46% (Grupo SIN, Channel 7)

Greenberg (2-7 May): DM 51%, HM 46% (Diario Libre)

Gallup (14-18 April): DM 50.6%, HM 44.6% (Hoy).

Other polls were:

Newlink (12-14 May): DM 52.1%, HM 45.5%
Asisa (14-15 May): DM 53.3%, HM 44.7%
Hamilton Campaigns (10-13 May): DM 52%, HM 43%
Alfonso, Cabrera y Asoc (10-12 May), DM 53.6%, HM 43.3%
Benenson Strategy (5-9 May): DM 52%, HM 41%
Sigma Dos (6-12 May): DM 53.7%, HM 43.6%
Centro Economico del Cibao (11-13 May): HM 50.4%, 47% DM
Zogby Analytics (12-14 May): HM 50%, DM 45%
Insight (11-14 May): DM 54.7%, HM 43.1%
CID Latinoamericana (30 April-4 May): HM 51%, DM 48%
Campol Group (8-12 May): HM 50%, DM 45%
Bendixen & Amandi (13-16 May): HM 52%, DM 45%

[Editor's note: DR1 Daily News yesterday inaccurately reversed the figures for Bendixen & Amandi that yesterday were corrected online and today are corrected in this emailed digest.]

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