Gallup, Inc. is an American analytics and advisory company based in Washington, D.C. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the company became known for its public opinion polls conducted worldwide.

When did Gallup polls start?

The modern Gallup Organization formed in 1958, when George Gallup grouped all of his polling operations into one organization.

When did public opinion polling first develop?

The 1824 election between John Quincy Adams (L) and Andrew Jackson (R) is generally considered to be the first at which an opinion poll was conducted. Credit Harvard Art Museums/Wikimedia Commons. The first instance of what we now call an opinion poll is generally considered to have been held in July 1824.