Atkeson, a political scientist who researches election surveys and public opinion, has been conducting voter polls since 2004.
She is currently a professor at Florida State University and has authored several books.
"People were not answering their phones," Rachael Cobb, a political science professor at Suffolk University, told CNBC.
Polarization and technology are among the obstacles that pollsters cite as complicating the task of taking accurate voter surveys.
As a result, over the past several election cycles, polling organizations have made some major mistakes.
Persons:
Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Lonna Atkeson, Atkeson, Rachael Cobb
Organizations:
Florida, Republican, Florida State University, CNBC, Suffolk University
Locations:
Loudon , New Hampshire