Editing Polls

{{Function|title1=Polls|image1=Polls.png|caption-image1=Example of a player's personal polls}}

== Overview ==
'''Polls''' are personal metrics within [[Oath of Office]] indicating ones favourability within certain [[interest groups]]. These are affected by decisions the player makes through out the game, through decisions on [[Issues|issues]], stances on [[Bills|bills]], etc. High polling can improve one's prestige within their party and more importantly, decide the outcome of a presidential election.

Polls can be accessed by clicking on the computer icon on the left side of the screen and clicking on the "Your Polls" tab. Polls refresh every few seconds, but poll changes from decisions occur at exactly 7:00 PM for the executive branch and immediately after a bill passes or fails for the legislative branch.

Alongside [[Global Stats|global stats]], polls are one of the main drivers of decisions in the game. Often, what is better for the global stats and the server comes at the cost of lowering your personal polls among certain groups and vice versa, forcing the player to make a decision between what would benefit themselves or the nation as a whole (if they make a decision in the first place). When viewing an issue or a bill, the effect a decision will have on personal polls or global stats is shown.

Your polls are also influenced by global stats ([[Global Stats|More at]]) with consideration to the party you affiliate with. For example, if military strength is high, members of the incumbent president's party alongside the president will receive a boost to their nationalist polls while the opposition party gets a penalty as a result. The inverse will also occur if a global stat is low.

== Per Role ==

Each of the three main branches have decisions that can affect one's polls. Other roles, such as governors and journalists do not have decisions or make ones that would affect their own personal polling.

=== Executive ===

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Issuedecision.png|This issue, depending on what choice is made, will impact the player's polling among Native Americans and the resource industry.
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From undersecretaries to the President, polling is not only affected by the player's decisions on their end but also the decisions made by people directly below or above them. For example, a Deputy Secretary's polls will be affected by what the Assistant Secretaries do on their own polls, but also the department issue by their Secretary and the national issue by the President. For deputy secretaries and secretaries seeking to improve their own polls, it becomes important that they try and convince their subordinates to pick the best option for what outcome they are trying to get, whether for themselves or the nation.

=== Legislative ===

In the legislative branch of government, polling is affected by whether they choose to vote "AYE", "ABSTAIN", or "NAY" on bills. If a person were to vote "NAY" on a bill that would increase polling on a certain group, they would experience an equivalent decrease from that group as a result, the same working with voting "AYE" on a bill that lowers polls. Abstaining will do nothing.

=== Judicial ===

In the judicial branch, polling is affected by decisions made in court cases. Winning a case will increase your polls, while losing a case will decrease it.

== Elections ==

[[File:Electionmappolls.png|360px|right|caption="Election Tracker" and "Polls by Group" tabs shown[[File:Issuedecision.png|thumb]] together]]

The polling of a candidate is highly crucial to their performance in an election. It determines by how much a demographic will support a candidate, and ultimately whether they will win a certain state or not. All polling groups have 20% impact at default, however some polling groups may be more influential from one state to another, for example having high favourability among the Financial Industry will heavily assist a candidate into winning over New England, however not so much on winning over Appalachia.

The Campaign Chair among other [[Party Staff|party staff]] can run campaign ads to boost their own candidate or attack the opposing candidate's performance among an interest group during an election by 3% per token.
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