Trusted survey data for the decisions Minnesota depends on
Built on the Minnesota Community Survey, the state's only publicly available probability-based panel — 2,500+ verified residents.
Data you can publish, defend, and build on.
Statewide Surveys
Get a reliable read on what Minnesotans think, with data that holds up to scrutiny from policymakers, funders, and evaluators. Every survey runs on our probability-based panel and ships with a Lumaris Quality Scorecard and verifiable margins of error.
Lumaris Local
Survey data for counties, cities, park districts, and regional geographies, anchored by our probability panel.
Statewide surveys may not deliver reliable estimates for a single county or city, and conventional online panels can't verify that respondents actually live there. Lumaris Local solves both problems. Every project includes a full methodology statement and Lumaris Quality Scorecard.
Lumaris Verified
Lumaris Verified combines our probability-based Minnesota Community Survey panel with a supplemental panel of voter-file verified respondents. That unlocks analysis by voter registration status, vote history, party affiliation, and congressional district.
*Verified + CD requires a 3-wave minimum commitment
Finding the right fit
How it works
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Tell us your question
You don't need to write survey questions or know how polling works. Tell us what you're trying to learn and we'll take it from there.
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Get results fast
Most projects deliver results within three weeks. Your questions go to a scientifically representative panel of 2,500+ verified Minnesota residents.
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Use data you can defend
Every project includes methodology documentation and a Lumaris Quality Scorecard — everything you need to present findings to funders, boards, or the public with confidence.
Half the error.
In an independent Pew Research Center benchmark, probability-based panels averaged 2.6 points of error. Opt-in panels averaged 5.8.
What probability-based
means for you
Every Lumaris survey is built on a probability-based panel, the same approach used by the nation's leading probability survey panels. Here's what that means in practice.
The methods you get
Statistically supported margins of error
Your results come with real margins of error, grounded in probability sampling.
Representative by design
Our panel is recruited through address-based sampling, reaching Minnesotans regardless of whether they're active online, politically engaged, or signed up for other survey panels.
Built-in diverse oversamples
Every survey includes oversamples of Black, Latino, and Asian Minnesotans at no extra cost, plus robust representation of rural Minnesota.
Why it matters
Defensible under scrutiny
When a policymaker, funder, or evaluator asks how your data was collected, the answer holds up. Every delivery includes methodology documentation aligned with AAPOR Transparency Initiative standards.
Grant and compliance ready
Probability-based surveys are expected when you need defensible, representative data for government grants, legal proceedings, and regulatory or oversight reviews.
Reported with every delivery, calculated using AAPOR definitions. Included in the Lumaris Quality Scorecard.
All reported margins of error account for design effects from weighting and complex sample design.
Panel recruitment uses the USPS Computerized Delivery Sequence File, the same frame used by major national probability panels.
The Lumaris Quality Scorecard
Included with every project, the Quality Scorecard is a one-page summary you can share with stakeholders, funders, or the public. It covers who responded, how responses were screened, how well the sample reflects the population, and how precise the results are.
The results from the Minnesota Community Survey were invaluable. The detailed data and clear presentation in the report gave us the confidence and evidence we needed to communicate the potential of MinneKIDS to legislators effectively.
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