Ann Selzer

Ann Selzer
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BA)
University of Iowa (PhD)
Websiteselzerco.com

J. Ann Selzer is an American political pollster who is the president of the Des Moines, Iowa-based polling firm Selzer & Company, which she founded in 1996.[1][2] Her polls of Iowa voters have a reputation for being highly accurate, based on their performance in elections from 2008 through 2020.[3][4] She was described as "the best pollster in politics" by Clare Malone of FiveThirtyEight, which also gives Selzer & Company a rare A+ grade for accuracy.[2][5] Selzer's polls incorrectly predicted Democratic victories in Iowa for presidential elections in 2004 and 2024.[6][5]

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  2. ^ a b "Grinnell College National Poll Leadership". Grinnell College. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Shepard, Steven (December 12, 2015). "Ann Selzer's secret sauce". Politico. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Kaplan, Rebecca (December 14, 2015). "Donald Trump goes to war with Iowa's top pollster". CBS News. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Malone, Clare (January 27, 2016). "Ann Selzer Is The Best Pollster In Politics". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. ^ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2024/11/05/pollster-j-ann-selzer-to-review-data-after-iowa-poll-misses-trump-win/76085598007/