Editing Straw poll (section)

==Per country==
===United States===
A formal straw poll is common in American political [[caucus]]es. Such straw polls can be taken before selecting [[Delegate (American politics)|delegate]]s and voting on [[resolution (law)|resolution]]s. The results of straw polls are taken by the media to influence delegates in caucus later (as well as delegates to political conventions), and thus serve as important precursors. Straw polls are also scheduled informally by other organizations interested in the [[U.S. presidential election]].

Well-known American straw polls include the [[Ames Straw Poll]] and the [[Texas Straw Poll]], both conducted on behalf of their respective state [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] organizations. Being run by private organizations, they are not subject to public oversight or verifiability. However, they provide important interactive dialogue among movements within large groups, reflecting trends like organization and motivation.<ref name="msnbc" /><ref name="cnbc" />

The Ames straw poll achieved a reputation as a meaningful straw poll during the presidential campaign because of its large voter turnout and relatively high media recognition, as well as Iowa's being the first state to vote in caucuses before the primaries. In 2015 the Iowa Republican Party voted to abolish the poll, after a majority of presidential candidates declined to participate. The [[Iowa State Fair Straw Poll]]s for both the Republican and Democratic races were conducted at the [[Iowa State Fair]] instead.

The U.S. territories of [[Guam]] and since 2024 [[Puerto Rico]] hold [[United States presidential straw polls in Guam|presidential straw polls]] during every presidential election, despite the island's having no official say in the election.

===China===
Since the 1990s, membership of the [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party|Chinese Politburo]] has been determined through deliberations and straw polls by incumbent and retired members of both the Politburo and the [[Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|Standing Committee]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Li|first=Cheng |title = Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era: Reassessing Collective Leadership |year=2016|publisher=Brookings Institution Press |isbn=9780815726937 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6kzDCQAAQBAJ&q=how+is+the+politburo+members+chosen+%22straw+poll%22&pg=PT52 |access-date=18 October 2017 |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kang Lim |first=Benjamin |title = Exclusive: China's backroom powerbrokers block reform candidates - sources |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress-poll/exclusive-chinas-backroom-powerbrokers-block-reform-candidates-sources-idUSBRE8AK01F20121121 |access-date=18 October 2017 |work=Reuters |date=20 November 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171019004424/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress-poll/exclusive-chinas-backroom-powerbrokers-block-reform-candidates-sources-idUSBRE8AK01F20121121 |archive-date=19 October 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>