The micro-blogging site will, this week, allow users to post polls to their profiles as a new way for them to engage with followers.
All polls will be public; however, voting will be anonymous.
"If you want the public's opinion on anything ? what to name your dog, who will win tonight's game, which election issue people care most about ? there's no better place to get answers than on Twitter," says Todd Sherman, Twitter product manager.
Previously, there were ways to participate in polls on Twitter, such as tweeting questions and tracking replies, tallying hashtag votes, or asking followers to favourite or retweet to vote.
"Now, you'll be able to create your own two-choice poll right from the compose box and it will remain live for 24 hours. You can vote on any poll, and how you voted is not shared publicly," says Sherman.
The feature will be rolled out over the next few days to iOS, Android and on desktop at twitter.com.
Users will see a poll icon in the compose box when the update is live.
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