One way or another I'm moving to Linux for my next PC. but damn I finally think I understand enough to decide Debian would be a good 'it just works' distro and then Linux users out the woodwork telling me its actually a pain in the ass and to use XYZ (all disagreeing) distros instead. I'm like 90% sure its going to be Debian, Ubuntu or Mint but beyond that its more uncertain than the inside of a black hole.
Polls are generally accurate its just that right wing voters tend to to be far less divided than left wing voters. As a result most countries end up with a party somewhat further right than the average beliefs of the population as a whole.