Actual result
D+10.4
Final polls said
D+10.5
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+8.0
✓
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+8.0 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| 2 | Quinnipiac University | D+6.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 3 | American Research Group | D+15.0 | 4.6 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University | 2004-09-27 | 723 | D+6.0 | 4 |
| American Research Group | 2004-09-13 | 600 | D+15.0 | 5 |