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Gallup Polls When Gallup and other polling organizations conduct polls, they typically contact subjects by telephone. In recent years, many subjects refuse to cooperate with the poll. Are the poll results likely to be valid if they are based on only those subjects who agree to respond? What should polling organizations do when they encounter a subject who refuses to respond?

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