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MDW Communications
Also published as MDW.
- Polls since 2024
- 6
- Latest poll ended
- October 10, 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.
MDW Communications describes itself on its website as a political advertising and public affairs agency with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Tallahassee, Orlando, St. Petersburg and Washington, D.C., offering polling and research alongside direct mail, digital, television and media relations work.1 Its team page names Michael Worley as chief executive officer and senior partner and Martin Page as chief operating officer and partner.2 Worley's biography on the site says he founded the firm in 2011 in his college apartment while a student at American University, and an American University profile says he launched it during his junior year.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.
Polls jointly with
- EDGE Communications (2026–now). MDW released statewide Florida polls jointly with EDGE Communications in April 2026 (fielded March 27 to April 3) and October 2026 (fielded October 4 to 10); both releases quote Christian Ulvert of EDGE alongside Worley and Page, and neither says who paid for the poll or what part EDGE played in fielding it.5,
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Founded by
- Michael Worley (2011). Worley's biography on the MDW site says he founded the firm in 2011.3
Led by
- Michael Worley. The MDW team page names Michael Worley as chief executive officer and senior partner.2
Who paid for its polls
| Sponsor | Polls | Between | Flagged party-aligned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDGE Communications | 6 | March 7, 2026 – October 10, 2026 | No |
§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.
Works for Democratic candidates or groups. This rests on the firm's own site: Worley's biography says he advises some of Florida's top Democratic leaders, names Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, U.S. Representatives Frederica Wilson and Jared Moskowitz, State Senator Shevrin Jones and former Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, and cites Florida Politics calling MDW the go-to firm for digital and mail for Florida Democrats; the pages read name no Republican clients.3,
- Eileen Higgins for Miami Mayor (2025–now). Its case studies page lists the 2025 Eileen Higgins for Miami Mayor campaign, and its October 2026 poll page features it as a case study.6,
8 - Jared Moskowitz for Congress (2022–now). Its case studies page lists Jared Moskowitz for Congress in 2022, and Worley's biography names Representative Moskowitz among the leaders he advises.3,
8 - Lauren Book for State Senate (2022–now). Its case studies page lists Lauren Book for State Senate in 2022, and Worley's biography names her as a former Florida Senate Minority Leader he has advised.3,
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Of its 6 polls listed since the 2024 election, VoteHub flags 0 as paid for by a Democratic-aligned sponsor and 0 by a Republican-aligned sponsor7.
Federal campaigns and committees that paid it
From 2023 through 2026, 9 federal committees reported paying MDW Communications $95,750 for polling, surveys or research9,
| Committee | Kind | Party it reports | Paid for polling | Between |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVER GILBERT FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | Democratic | $32,500 | June 30, 2026 – July 23, 2026 |
| FOR OUR VALUES PAC | Super PAC | None reported | $18,000 | October 13, 2026 |
| KAT FOR ILLINOIS | House campaign | Democratic | $13,500 | July 21, 2025 – March 12, 2026 |
| RAKHI ISRANI FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | Democratic | $6,750 | March 11, 2026 |
| SALAAM BHATTI FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | Democratic | $6,000 | July 13, 2026 |
| RICHARD FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | Democratic | $5,500 | March 10, 2026 |
| BRICE BARNES FOR FLORIDA | House campaign | Democratic | $5,500 | July 16, 2026 |
| SERVANCE FOR CONGRESS INC. | House campaign | Democratic | $5,250 | January 13, 2026 |
| HECTOR MUJICA FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | Democratic | $2,750 | May 18, 2026 |
§4Its polls
| In the field | Question | Result | With | Paid for by | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4–October 10, 2026 | U.S. Senate · 2026 Florida | Ashley Moody 48 · Angie Nixon 42 | EDGE Communications | 800 LV | |
| October 4–October 10, 2026 | Governor · 2026 Florida | Byron Donalds 46 · David Jolly 44 | EDGE Communications | 2,351 LV | |
| March 27–April 3, 2026 | U.S. Senate · 2026 Florida | Ashley Moody 43 · Alexander Vindman 42 | EDGE Communications | 1,834 LV | |
| March 27–April 3, 2026 | Governor · 2026 Florida | Byron Donalds 41.2 · David Jolly 40.5 | EDGE Communications | 1,834 LV | |
| March 3–March 7, 2026 | U.S. House · 2026 FL-28 | Carlos Giménez 46 · Hector Mujica 40 | EDGE Communications | 514 LV | |
| March 3–March 7, 2026 | U.S. House · 2026 FL-28 | Rep 45 · Dem 41 | EDGE Communications | 514 LV |
§5What we looked for and didn't find
- No standing news partner was found; the two Florida polls read were billed as joint MDW and EDGE releases, and neither says who paid for them.
- The releases describe the polls as online surveys in English and Spanish but name no panel or fieldwork vendor and do not describe EDGE Communications' role, so the co-pollster entry rests only on the joint billing.
- No ownership information was found beyond the partners named on its team page.
- Florida Politics articles about its 2026 polls returned HTTP 402 and could not be read.
- A web search for lawsuits, complaints, AAPOR actions and retractions involving the firm found none, and AAPOR's statements list (five pages, read on 2026-11-06) names none; targeted searches for regulator actions and aggregator statements could not be run after the session's web search budget ran out.