The Literary Digest

The Literary Digest
Cover of the February 19, 1921 edition of The Literary Digest
FounderIsaac Kaufmann Funk
First issue1890
Final issue1938
CompanyFunk & Wagnalls
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish

The Literary Digest was an American general interest weekly magazine published by Funk & Wagnalls. Founded by Isaac Kaufmann Funk in 1890, it eventually merged with two similar weekly magazines, Public Opinion and Current Opinion.

The magazine gained notoriety when its poll of the 1936 United States presidential election substantially missed the final result, predicting a landslide victory for Republican candidate Alf Landon over Democratic incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt: in the election, Roosevelt defeated Landon in an unprecedented landslide.

The magazine ultimately ceased publication in 1938.