Actual result
D+25.8
Final polls said
D+29.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+27.6
✓
Winner
Dem
"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 | VotePredictor | D+27.6 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| 2 | Mellman Group | D+29.0 | 3.2 | ✓ |
Polls (1)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellman Group | 2004-10-04 | 400 | D+29.0 | 3 |