USSC Research Associate Samuel Garrett spoke to 2SER Radio on what the US election will mean for Australia and whether much attention should be paid to the polls.

"We do know in 2016 that the polls did underestimate Trump support among White non-college educated voters because they didn't make samples based on things like education."

"And yet in 2016, the national average in the polling was still the most accurate estimation in 80 years, since 1936."