Pollster

Equis Research

Research draft
Polls since 2024
1
Latest poll ended
October 9, 2026

Polls from the VoteHub polling API, used under CC BY 4.0. Each result links to the pollster's or sponsor's own release. Imported once a day; a poll VoteHub later changes keeps its earlier version on record here.

§1About

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Equis describes itself as a set of three separate organizations working toward a better understanding of Latinos: Equis Research, which its site calls a corporation focused on research on issues of national significance; EquisLabs, a 501(c)(4); and Equis Institute, a 501(c)(3).1,2 Its About page names Stephanie Valencia and Carlos Odio as co-founders, lists Valencia as president, Nick Ahamed as managing director and Caitlin Jury as vice president of research, and says EquisLabs was incorporated in 2019 after the founders began convening Latino leaders in 2018.1 Its September 2026 Arizona memo reports a statewide survey of 1,214 registered voters, including 400 Latino registered voters, fielded September 1 to 9, 2026, half by live calls and half by text-to-web, and does not name a fieldwork vendor.3

§2Who it works with

Why this matters: Owners, news partners and the firms behind a poll's interviews shape what gets asked, how, and what gets published.

Founded by

  • Stephanie Valencia. The Equis About page names Stephanie Valencia as a co-founder.1
  • Carlos Odio. The Equis About page names Carlos Odio as a co-founder.1

Led by

  • Stephanie Valencia. The Equis About page lists Stephanie Valencia as president.1

§3Whom it works for

Why this matters: A firm that also works for one party's campaigns can still publish accurate polls, but readers deserve to know.

Doesn’t say whom it works for. Its site describes the work of its sister organizations EquisLabs and Equis Institute as nonpartisan but does not say whether Equis Research works for candidates or parties.1,2

Of its 1 poll listed since the 2024 election, VoteHub flags 0 as paid for by a Democratic-aligned sponsor and 0 by a Republican-aligned sponsor4.

Federal campaigns and committees that paid it

From 2023 through 2026, 3 federal committees reported paying Equis Research $422,500 for polling, surveys or research5,6,7,8. By the party each committee reports to the FEC: 0 Democratic, 0 Republican, and 3 none (most PACs and super PACs report none).

The largest payers, by amount paid for polling, surveys or research. Only federal committees report to the FEC; state and local campaigns, work paid through another consultant, and polling billed as consulting are not here. Matched by the payee name on the filing: EQUIS RESEARCH INC.; EQUIS RESEARCH LLC; EQUIS RESEARCH, INC..
CommitteeKindParty it reportsPaid for pollingBetween
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)PACNone reported$362,500March 12, 2024 – August 6, 2026
EDF ACTION VOTESSuper PACNone reported$50,000August 5, 2026
NEA ADVOCACY FUNDSuper PACNone reported$10,000October 19, 2023

§4Its polls

The 1 polls of its we list, newest first.
In the fieldQuestionResultWithPaid for bySample
October 1–October 9, 2026Governor · 2026 ArizonaKatie Hobbs 49 · Andy Biggs 431,214 RV

§5What we looked for and didn't find

  • No founding year for Equis Research itself was found; the About page dates only EquisLabs, to 2019.
  • Its site calls Equis Research a corporation without saying whether it is for-profit or nonprofit, so its kind is not set; its headquarters and funders are not stated.
  • Its Partnerships page shows logos of advocacy groups without saying whether Equis Research polls for them, so no client relationships were recorded.
  • No fieldwork vendor is named; Daily Kos reported a 2025 Equis poll conducted with Data for Progress, which was not checked against an Equis source and is listed under pointers.
  • No standing news partner was found.
  • Searches found no AAPOR statement, court ruling, regulator action, aggregator statement about excluding or reweighting its polls, or retraction.