# Election Bias: Comparing Polls and Twitter in the 2016 U.S. Election

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.06232 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1701.06232/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 22 Jan 2017.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Modelling the Impact of Scandals: the case of the 2017 French Presidential Election](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2101.11548/) (2021)

## Abstract (arXiv)

While the polls have been the most trusted source for election predictions for decades, in the recent presidential election they were called inaccurate and biased. How inaccurate were the polls in this election and can social media beat the polls as an accurate election predictor? Polls from several news outlets and sentiment analysis on Twitter data were used, in conjunction with the results of the election, to answer this question and outline further research on the best method for predicting the outcome of future elections.