---
"title": "Video: Can we still trust polls?"
"description": "Recent events – including the 2016 presidential election and Brexit – have rattled public confidence in polls. But this video explains why well-designed polls can still be trusted and remain an important way to measure public opinion."
"date": "2018-05-14"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Michael Piccorossi"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/methods/2018/05/14/video-can-we-still-trust-polls/"
"categories":
  - "Election 2016"
  - "Methodological Research"
  - "Survey Methods"
---

# Video: Can we still trust polls?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHgZzIRhezo

Recent events – including the 2016 presidential election and Brexit – have rattled public confidence in polls. But this video explains why well-designed polls can still be trusted and remain an important way to measure public opinion.

**Related blog post:** [Can polls be trusted? Yes, if designed well.](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2018/05/14/can-we-still-trust-polls/)