Ann Selzer
Ann Selzer | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | University of Kansas (BA) University of Iowa (PhD) |
| Occupation | Pollster |
| Years active | 1987–2024 (election polling) |
| Website | selzerco.com |
Jane Ann Selzer (born 1956) is an American political pollster and the president of the Des Moines, Iowa-based polling firm Selzer & Company, which she founded in 1996. She was described as "the best pollster in politics" by Clare Malone of FiveThirtyEight, which also gives Selzer & Company a rare A+ grade for accuracy.
Her polls of Iowa voters had a reputation for being highly accurate, based on their performance in elections from 2008 through 2020. However, Selzer's polls incorrectly predicted Democratic victories in Iowa for the presidential elections of 2004 and 2024, with the latter underestimating Republican Donald Trump by sixteen points. She announced her retirement from the election polling part of her practice shortly after the 2024 election, announcing that she will focus on future endeavors in other parts of her business.