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Toss-up · 2000 President
Illinois President
In the 2000 Illinois President race, Al Gore (D) won by about 12 points.
Actual result
D+12.0
Final polls said
D+5.1
12 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. VotePredictor Elections' prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
Final rankings
How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).
Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Shares Corp. | D+10.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 2 | American Research Group | D+10.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | EPIC-MRA | D+15.0 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| 4 | Zogby Analytics | D+7.0 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| 5 | Harris Insights & Analytics | D+6.0 | 6.0 | ✓ |
| 6 | Richard Day Research | D+5.0 | 7.0 | ✓ |
| 7 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | D+4.0 | 8.0 | ✓ |
| 8 | Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | D+3.0 | 9.0 | ✓ |
| 9 | KRC Research | D+2.0 | 10.0 | ✓ |
| 10 | Victory Research | D+1.0 | 11.0 | ✓ |
| 11 | Opinion Dynamics | R+3.0 | 15.0 | ✗ |
The polls behind it
20 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Zogby Analytics2000-11-055
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-036
Zogby Analytics2000-11-023
Zogby Analytics2000-10-308
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy2000-10-299
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2000 Illinois President race?
Al Gore (D) won, by about 12.0 points (D+12.0).
When was the 2000 Illinois President election held?
It was held in November 2000.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.