Actual result
R+22.3
Final polls said
R+23.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+20.5
✓
Winner
Rep
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. The model's prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
Final rankings
How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor shown inline (★).
Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Arizona University Social Research Laboratory | R+23.0 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | R+20.5 | 1.8 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona University Social Research Laboratory | 2004-10-16 | 411 | R+23.0 | 1 |
| Northern Arizona University Social Research Laboratory | 2004-09-12 | 410 | R+11.0 | 11 |