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Toss-up · 2000 President
New Jersey President
In the 2000 New Jersey President race, Al Gore (D) won by about 16 points.
Actual result
D+15.8
Final polls said
D+8.6
10 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 | The New York Times | D+15.0 | 0.8 | ✓ |
| 2 | Harris Insights & Analytics | D+14.0 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| 3 | Market Shares Corp. | D+18.0 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| 4 | Gannett New Jersey | D+13.0 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| 5 | Rutgers University Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling | D+12.0 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 6 | American Research Group | D+11.0 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University | D+8.0 | 7.8 | ✓ |
| 8 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | D+6.0 | 9.8 | ✓ |
| 9 | SurveyUSA | D+4.0 | 11.8 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
19 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2000-11-0510
Harris Insights & Analytics2000-11-032
Quinnipiac University2000-11-038
Gannett New Jersey2000-11-033
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2000-10-3010
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2000 New Jersey President race?
Al Gore (D) won, by about 15.8 points (D+15.8).
When was the 2000 New Jersey 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.