Nexstar Media Group will continue to partner with Decision Desk HQ for election-related measurement and data through 2026, the companies announced on Monday.
The renewed partnership comes after Nexstar’s cable news channel NewsNation and political affairs publication The Hill utilized election data, voter analysis and other measurement solutions from Decision Desk HQ during the 2024 presidential election. That data allowed NewsNation to become one of the first news outlets to call the outcome of the 2024 election for President Donald Trump, ahead of other cable news networks. (Scripps News, which aired on broadcast TV and streaming platforms, also used Decision Desk HQ and called the election around the same time.)
“We look forward to welcoming our terrific partners at Decision Desk HQ for yet another election season,” said Cherie Grzech, the President of News & Politics for NewsNation and The Hill. “They are masters of their craft who allow the results to be driven solely by the data. NewsNation’s top priority is to remain independent and transparent in the election process.”
NewsNation will continue to leverage DDHQ’s Election View System (EVS), allowing the network’s correspondents and analysts to bring viewers an in-depth understanding of how key races are developing through the course of the election season. DDHQ’s EVS provides NewsNation viewers with unique datasets and tools including its live Election Night Pulse, updating a candidate’s probability of winning, its presidential and other key-race polling averages, and its forecast model, which in 2024 was the most accurate of any in predicting the outcome of the race for the White House.
The extended partnership also means that The Hill will once again feature DDHQ’s polling averages, forecast models, polls, race calls, and final results in a dedicated Election Center.
“We’re excited to continue our partnership with the great teams at NewsNation and The Hill, who share our commitment to accuracy, transparency, and explaining to Americans what they need to know about their elections,” said Drew McCoy, the President of Decision Desk HQ. “We look forward to helping these great journalists tell the important stories of next year’s midterms and what this year’s outcomes do and don’t mean for 2026.”
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