How to say "poll" in Japanese

• 投票とうひょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers the sense of voting or casting a ballot, as in taking a poll or a poll at an election. Use it when people are actually voting, not answering questions.
  ２０歳さいになっていれば、投票とうひょうできるのに。↗

  If I were twenty, I could vote.
• アンケートJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers the sense of a survey or questionnaire collecting opinions, as in an opinion poll. Use it when responses are gathered by asking questions rather than by voting.
  当社とうしゃはアンケート入力にゅうりょく、アンケート集計しゅうけいのお手伝てつだいをする少数しょうすう精鋭せいえいのベンチャーです。↗

  Our company is a small but elect venture business that assists in entry and totalling of questionnaires.

Use 投票 for the voting/ballot sense of 'poll' and 「アンケート」 for the questionnaire/survey sense; English 'poll' covers both, so identify which activity is meant before choosing.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 投票とうひょうvoting
• アンケートquestionnaire
• 意向調査いこうちょうさsurvey
• アンケquestionnaire
• ポール(opinion) poll
• 項部こうぶpoll (esp. of horses)