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eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu is the website of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP) at Rutgers University, home of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. It is a working research center and public opinion archive, not a commercial polling product: the site publishes New Jersey public opinion releases, hosts a poll data archive, and describes research services the center conducts for government agencies, nonprofits, and university researchers. If you want New Jersey survey data, methodology-driven commentary on polling, or to commission survey research, this is the entry point; if you need national polling or a self-serve data dashboard, look elsewhere.
What the Center Does
ECPIP describes its work as research for all levels of government and nonprofit organizations with a public interest mission, as well as college and university-based researchers and staff. Two things follow from that mission:
- Public releases. The Rutgers-Eagleton Poll publishes press releases on New Jersey politics and policy. A recent example on the site covers the 2025 gubernatorial race, with a linked PDF of full results and toplines.
- Contracted research. The "Client Services" section explains research services for outside organizations. Health-related polling appears in partnership with the Quality Institute's "Health Matters" series, which is a useful illustration of the model: a partner supplies the policy question, ECPIP supplies the survey and analysis.
The center also maintains a probability-based, multi-mode panel of New Jersey adults, the Rutgers-Eagleton/SSRS Garden State Panel. The site invites organizations to contact the center to learn more about using it.
Main Sections of the Site
| Section | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Press Releases | Latest poll releases, often with a full PDF of questions and results | Journalists, students, residents tracking NJ opinion |
| Client Services | Description of research services for outside organizations | Agencies and nonprofits considering a survey |
| Research / Poll Data Archive | Archived poll data for secondary analysis | Researchers, faculty, students |
| News & Announcements | Media coverage, commentary, and partnership news | Context on how the polls are received and used |
How to Use It
If you want to read current findings: start with the press releases section and open the linked PDF rather than relying on the summary. The PDFs carry the question wording, sample details, and margins — the information you need to judge whether a number means what a headline says it means.
If you want to reuse data: go to the Poll Data Archive. Expect to work with archived releases and datasets rather than an interactive query tool; plan on downloading files and analyzing them yourself.
If you want to commission research: read Client Services first, then use the contact route the site provides. Note that the site does not publish pricing, so cost and scope have to be established directly with the center. Do not assume services are free because no prices are listed.
A Useful Caution From the Center's Own Commentary
The site's news section includes an argument from ECPIP director Ashley Koning about the 2022 "red wave" that did not materialize: the problem, she says, was not the polls but the pundits who overrode them. Her point — "the whole reason we have polls is to have data instead of anecdotes" — is a practical instruction for readers of this site. Treat the released numbers as data with stated uncertainty, and treat commentary about them, including commentary on this site, as interpretation.
One limitation to keep in mind: the site is New Jersey-focused. Its value is depth on one state's opinion and a long institutional track record, not breadth across the country.