Online poll maker: create interactive polls in minutes

Create polls that people love to fill out and collect real-time opinions with our powerful, easy-to-use online polling software.

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Create a poll effortlessly

Easily create your poll with templates that you can easily customize, or let AI build it for you.

Share your poll anywhere

Send your poll via link, over email–or conduct polls right within your virtual meetings.

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See live responses roll in and automatically generate charts for quick insights.

Create custom online polls with ease

Use expert-built templates or design your own poll with our customizable poll maker.
Add your logo and colors to match your brand.
Collaborate with your team with shared editing, comments, and permissions

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→ Free poll templates

→ Stay on-brand

→ Collaborate on polls

Reach your audience wherever they are

Run live polls online during virtual events to boost engagement with our powerful integrations.
Share your poll via email, WhatsApp, or via link–no extra apps or log-ins needed.
Deliver a mobile-friendly experience so people can respond on any device, anytime.

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→ Zoom and Microsoft Teams integrations

→ Collect poll responses

→ Polls on mobile

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Get live poll insights with powerful analytics

Watch responses roll in live and spot trends as they happen.
Auto-generated charts give you clear, actionable results.
Filter and break down responses and understand trends with our AI analysis suite.

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→ Poll visualization

→ Data filters & crosstabs

→ AI features

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Online polls, made easy

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How do I create an online poll with SurveyMonkey?
SurveyMonkey makes online poll creation simple. Here’s a step-by-step checklist to getting started:
Share poll data with your team and export results to PDF, Excel, and more.
Create a free SurveyMonkey account.
Choose how to create your poll. Try starting from a prebuilt template, or use “Build with AI” to automatically generate your poll questions.
Personalize your poll. Edit questions and answer choices exactly how you want, adjust settings (like anonymous responses), and customize your poll’s design and theme.
Review and preview your poll.
Choose how you want to share your poll. Options include creating a shareable link, sending it over email, or embedding it on your website.
Launch your poll and watch the responses roll in.
Monitor data in real-time, and use SurveyMonkey analytics to dig into your results.
What is the best online poll maker?
Can I create anonymous polls online with SurveyMonkey?
Are online polls effective for engagement?
What types of online polls can I send with SurveyMonkey?
Our poll maker lets researchers, insights professionals, marketers, and virtually anyone easily create a wide variety of online polls. Here are some of the most popular polls you can make.
- Opinion polling: Quickly collect public opinion or get a snapshot of group sentiment on any topic.
- Political polling: Run sophisticated political polls for research and elections. Reach voters, measure sentiment, and understand how voters feel.
- Meeting schedule polls: Coordinate group availability by sending out scheduling polls to find the best time for your team, class, or community to meet.
- Classroom polling: Engage learners, both virtually and in-person, by creating polls to check knowledge or get feedback.
- Research polls: Create a poll for academic or market research. Reach the right respondents with our easy-to-use integrated global survey panel, SurveyMonkey Audience.
- Just-for-fun live polls: Test knowledge, run trivia games, and engage your audience.