Democratic National Committee National Survey XVIII

A national survey conducted by the Democratic National Committee, cataloged in the Roper Harvested Dataverse. The dataset was last updated in February 2026, indicating ongoing curation. It represents the eighteenth installment in a series of surveys on political opinion.

Use Cases

• Analyze demographic variables like age or region against political affiliation or candidate preference.
• Model public opinion trends on key policy issues using survey question responses.
• Investigate correlations between respondent characteristics and voting intention for electoral forecasting.
• Benchmark sentiment on national topics over time using the survey series number (XVIII).

Strengths

• Part of a long-running series (XVIII), suggesting a time-series component.
• Sourced directly from a major political organization (Democratic National Committee).
• Hosted and curated by the established Roper Harvested Dataverse repository.

Limitations

• Specific sample size, column names, and question wording are unknown.
• Likely contains geographic and demographic bias inherent to political polling.
• Temporal coverage and exact survey dates are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Democratic National Committee

Collection Method

National survey, likely conducted via telephone, online, or mixed modes.

Freshness

Dataset metadata was updated in February 2026.

Geography

United States (national)