Pollster · Commercial firm

Lighthouse Research

Research draft
Polls since 2024
4
Latest poll ended
September 24, 2026

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§1About

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

Lighthouse Research and Development describes itself as a full-service marketing research firm founded in 1992, with research centers in Riverton and downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.1,2 Its about page names Joe Anderson as owner and president and lists telephone, online, onsite and focus group research, without mentioning political polling.2 The Utah Debate Commission says it runs polls to decide which candidates qualify for its debates and that Lighthouse Research conducted its 2020 poll from a sample of the state voter registration list.3

Kind
Commercial firm1,2
Founded
19922

§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.

Owned by

  • Joe Anderson. The Lighthouse about page gives Joe Anderson the title of owner.2

Polls regularly for

  • Utah Debate Commission (2020–now). The Utah Debate Commission says Lighthouse Research conducted its 2020 debate qualification poll, and the Deseret News reported that Lighthouse conducted the 2024 House and Senate poll the commission used to set its debate lineups.3,4

Led by

  • Joe Anderson. The Lighthouse about page names Joe Anderson as owner and president.2

Who paid for its polls

Sponsors named on its polls, most polls first5. A party-aligned flag is VoteHub's, per poll.
SponsorPollsBetweenFlagged party-aligned
Utah Debate Commission4September 10, 2026 – September 24, 2026No

§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 home and about pages describe commercial market research and say nothing about candidates or parties.1,2

Of its 4 polls listed since the 2024 election, VoteHub flags 0 as paid for by a Democratic-aligned sponsor and 0 by a Republican-aligned sponsor5.

§4Its polls

The 4 polls of its we list, newest first.
In the fieldQuestionResultWithPaid for bySample
September 10–September 24, 2026U.S. House · 2026 UT-02Blake Moore 39 · Peter Crosby 34 · Daniel Cottam 4.9 · Robert M. Moesinger 4.9 · Carlton E. Bowen 4.1Utah Debate Commission515 LV
September 8–September 17, 2026U.S. House · 2026 UT-04Mike Kennedy 41.7 · Jonny Larsen 32.9 · Steven Burt 5.7 · Taylor Wright 5.3Utah Debate Commission513 LV
September 2–September 15, 2026U.S. House · 2026 UT-03Celeste Maloy 44.5 · Kent S. Udell 26.4 · Michael R. Stoddard 6.5 · Ayden Scott 2.8 · Cassie Easley 2.6 · Adonis Hooslyn 0.2Utah Debate Commission508 LV
August 31–September 10, 2026U.S. House · 2026 UT-01Ben McAdams 62.7 · Riley Owen 21.2 · Jesse West 4.7 · Elias Henry Montgomery 3.3Utah Debate Commission515 LV

§5What we looked for and didn't find

  • No founder was named; Joe Anderson is listed as owner and president.
  • The Utah Debate Commission's 2026 polling page shows results only as images and does not name a pollster in its text, so Lighthouse's role in 2026 was not confirmed.
  • No standing news partner or outside fieldwork vendor was found; its home page describes its own interviewing call center in Riverton.
  • The Silver Bulletin ratings table and the VoteHub methodology pages could not be read, so aggregator checks rest on published text from aggregators and news searches.
  • Searches on 2026-11-06 for AAPOR statements, court rulings or settlements, regulator actions, aggregator decisions and retractions or corrections found none naming Lighthouse Research or the Utah Debate Commission polls it has run, and it does not appear in Silver Bulletin's ratings chart on Datawrapper, updated January 12, 2026.