The LinkedIn Polls feature helps you engage with other members by asking them for their perspectives about various topics.
Check out some of the frequently asked questions about the LinkedIn Polls feature.
How you vote is visible to the author of the poll (i.e. the person or organization who posts the poll). With regard to polls created by an organization via a LinkedIn Page, how you vote is visible to admins of that Page. Though polls will be available for Groups, the ability to view who voted will not be available for all admins of a Group. When a poll is created in a LinkedIn Group, only the poll author can view these results. While LinkedIn only shares how you vote with the poll author, we cannot guarantee that a poll author will not disclose your vote to others.
Anyone eligible to see the post can see the total aggregate responses in a percentage format after the poll is closed. Voters will be able to see the total aggregate responses in a percentage format once they vote. Poll authors can see the total aggregate results displayed in a percentage format and the number of votes per option.
No, voting does not show the poll on the Activity section of your profile.
Yes, polls can be created on mobile and desktop. Learn more about creating a LinkedIn Poll.
A poll can have four options to choose from.
A member can submit only one vote on a poll at a time. If a member removes the vote before the poll is closed, they can vote again provided the poll has not closed.
Yes, poll questions are limited to a maximum 140 characters and options are limited to a maximum of 30 characters.
Yes, super admins of LinkedIn Pages can create polls.
No, a poll can’t be edited once it’s created. A poll can be deleted after it is created.
No, a poll can’t be reopened once it’s closed.
Yes, a LinkedIn Page super admin may vote on behalf of a LinkedIn Page.
Yes, the author of the poll can vote and remove their own vote on their own poll.
Poll voters can change or remove their votes up until the close of the poll by clicking/tapping Undo on the poll. After a poll is closed, voters can remove their votes by clicking/tapping Remove vote on the poll. You may find the poll you voted for by going to the poll author’s Activity section of their profile.
Yes, the author will be notified in the app about the first vote and subsequent votes. Vote notifications can be turned off via the Responses to your posts, comments and polls setting.
Your connections will get notified that you created a poll.
Poll authors may not ask for sensitive data (nor ask for data for the purpose of inferring sensitive data). Sensitive data includes, for example, race, ethnic origin, religious, political, or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation or lifestyle, physical and mental health, trade union membership or membership in a religious or political organization, or precise geolocation and anything else defined as such by law (such as the GDPR).
As always, poll authors need to adhere to LinkedIn’s standard terms, including our “Do’s and Don’ts” and Professional Community Policies.
Yes, learn more about reporting inappropriate or offensive polls.
LinkedIn Polls are created by both members and Page super admins to engage with their LinkedIn communities on various topics.
LinkedIn Brand Surveys are created by companies and organizations to better understand how their brand resonates on LinkedIn. Personal information is not shared with the sponsoring advertiser when answers are submitted to brand surveys. Learn more about brand surveys.
Learn more about creating a LinkedIn Poll.