The Harrisburg Pennsylvanian

(noun)

The Harrisburg Pennsylvanian was the publication that conducted the first example of an opinion poll during the Jackson-Adams presidential race.

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Examples of The Harrisburg Pennsylvanian in the following topics:

  • Early Public Opinion Research and Polling

    • The first known example of an opinion poll was an 1824 local straw poll by The Harrisburg Pennsylvanian for the Jackson Adams race.
    • The first known example of an opinion poll was a local straw poll conducted by The Harrisburg Pennsylvanian in 1824, showing Andrew Jackson leading John Quincy Adams by 335 votes to 169 in the contest for the United States Presidency.
    • The Literary Digest was ignorant of this new bias.
    • Louis Harris had been in the field of public opinion since 1947 when he joined the Elmo Roper firm, then later became partner.
    • Identify the historical origins of public opinion research in the United States