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files:
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_primary_polls.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_primary_polls_historical.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_polls.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_polls_historical.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/senate_polls.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/senate_polls_historical.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/house_polls.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/house_polls_historical.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/governor_polls.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/governor_polls_historical.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_approval_polls.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/generic_ballot_polls.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/generic_ballot_polls_historical.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primary-data/pres_primary_avgs_2020.csv
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-general-data/presidential_poll_averages_2020.csv
---
This file contains links to the polling data behind our [Latest Polls](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/) dashboard.
## Polls
Current polls files contain data since the most recent election. Historical files contain data prior to the most recent election.
- Presidential Primary Polls: [current](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_primary_polls.csv), [historical](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_primary_polls_historical.csv)
- Presidential General Election Polls: [current](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_polls.csv), [historical](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_polls_historical.csv)
- Senate Polls: [current](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/senate_polls.csv), [historical](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/senate_polls_historical.csv)
- House Polls: [current](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/house_polls.csv), [historical](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/house_polls_historical.csv)
- Governor Polls: [current](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/governor_polls.csv), [historical](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/governor_polls_historical.csv)
- Presidential Approval Polls*: [current](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/president_approval_polls.csv)
- Generic Ballot Polls: [current](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/generic_ballot_polls.csv), [historical](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls-page/data/generic_ballot_polls_historical.csv)
*Historical approval polls are not available, however [The Roper Center](https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/presidential-approval/) maintains a collection of historical approval polls.
## Polling Averages
- [Presidential Primary Polling Averages (2020)](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primary-data/pres_primary_avgs_2020.csv)
- [Presidential Primary Polling Averages (1980-2016)](./pres_primary_avgs_1980-2016.csv)
- [Presidential General Election Polling Averages (2020)](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-general-data/presidential_poll_averages_2020.csv)
- [Presidential General Election Polling Averages (1968-2016)](./pres_pollaverages_1968-2016.csv)
Please see [What Makes Our New 2020 Democratic Primary Polling Averages Different](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-makes-our-new-2020-democratic-primary-polling-averages-different/) for more information about the methodology used to calculate polling averages. For more information about the general election polling averages, please see [Our New Polling Averages Show Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points Nationally
](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/our-new-polling-averages-show-biden-leads-trump-by-9-points-nationally/).