自由時報
Nationwide public opinion polling have been commissioned in the leadup to the Taiwanese presidential election of 2012 by various organisations, including the "Apple Daily", "China Times", "Global Views Magazine", "Liberty Times", Era News and TVBS News. Election forecasts have also been released by various organisations, including the National Chengchi University, "China Times", "Gallup" Market Research (not part of the global Gallup organization), "Global Views Magazine", and TVBS News, through the use of different forecasting models.