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California President

In the 2000 California President race, Al Gore (D) won by about 12 points.

Actual result
D+11.8
Final polls said
D+5.1
10 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem

"Final polls" = the last ~3 weeks; the prediction is walk-forward. How this is scored →

Final rankings

How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).

Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1FM3 ResearchD+13.01.2✓
2American Research GroupD+14.02.2✓
3Los Angeles TimesD+7.04.8✓
4Harris Insights & AnalyticsD+6.05.8✓
5SurveyUSAD+6.05.8✓
6Field Research Corp. (Field Poll)D+5.06.8✓
7Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaD+5.06.8✓
8Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)D+3.08.8✓
9Zogby AnalyticsEVEN11.8✗

The polls behind it

18 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Zogby Analytics2000-11-0512
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-036
Field Research Corp. (Field Poll)2000-11-037
Zogby Analytics2000-11-024
SurveyUSA2000-10-316

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2000 California President race?

Al Gore (D) won, by about 11.8 points (D+11.8).

When was the 2000 California President election held?

It was held in November 2000.

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