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Indiana President

In the 2008 Indiana President race, Barack Obama (D) won by about 1 point.

Actual result
D+1.0
Final polls said
R+1.7
14 late polls · ✗
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Public Policy PollingD+1.00.0
2Selzer & Co.D+1.00.0
3American Research GroupEVEN1.0
4SurveyUSAEVEN1.0
5Howey Politics/DePauw UniversityR+2.03.0
6Big VillageR+2.03.0
7Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)R+3.04.0
8Zogby AnalyticsR+5.06.0
9Big TenD+9.08.0
10YouGovR+8.09.0

The polls behind it

23 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Zogby Analytics2008-11-026
Zogby Analytics2008-11-016
Public Policy Polling2008-11-010
American Research Group2008-10-301
SurveyUSA2008-10-291

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2008 Indiana President race?

Barack Obama (D) won, by about 1.0 points (D+1.0).

When was the 2008 Indiana President election held?

It was held in November 2008.

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