[4][8] SCRI conducted surveys on New Yorkers' sentiments towards the creation of the Cordoba House Mosque near the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, and the Arizona Immigration Law.

[9][10] Among other things, starting in 1982 SCRI has polled presidential scholars in an effort to rate the United States presidents,[11][12] as well as the First Ladies.

[1][13][14][15] It has also conducted polls as to America's most notable women,[16] television's most memorable moment,[17] and consumer confidence.

[20] In 2018, The New York Times/Siena College partnership delivered the first real time Midterm Election polls.

For recent polls conducted by The New York Times/Siena College, over 90% of contacts are reached through cell phones and calls are aimed to last under 15 minutes.

The poll aims to reach a representative sample of American voters and adjusts for participation bias via stratified sampling, utilizing demographic information from its voter file such as race, party affiliation, and regional location.