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Toss-up · 2008 President
Virginia President
In the 2008 Virginia President race, Barack Obama (D) won by about 6 points.
Actual result
D+6.3
Final polls said
D+6.3
24 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls" = the last ~3 weeks; the prediction is walk-forward. How this is scored →
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 | Public Policy Polling | D+6.0 | 0.3 | ✓ |
| 2 | Christopher Newport University Wason Center for Civic Leadership | D+6.0 | 0.3 | ✓ |
| 3 | InsiderAdvantage | D+6.0 | 0.3 | ✓ |
| 4 | Zogby Analytics | D+7.0 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 5 | YouGov | D+7.0 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 6 | GfK Group | D+7.0 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 7 | ABC News/The Washington Post | D+8.0 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| 8 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | D+4.0 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 9 | American Research Group | D+4.0 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 10 | SurveyUSA | D+4.0 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 11 | Marist College | D+4.0 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 12 | FTI Consulting | D+4.0 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 13 | Big Village | D+9.0 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| 14 | Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research | D+9.0 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| 15 | Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | D+3.0 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| 16 | Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs | D+11.0 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| 17 | Winthrop University Center for Public Opinion & Policy Research | D+1.0 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| 18 | Suffolk University | D+12.0 | 5.7 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
54 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports)2008-11-022
Zogby Analytics2008-11-021
American Research Group2008-11-022
Zogby Analytics2008-11-010
Public Policy Polling2008-11-010
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2008 Virginia President race?
Barack Obama (D) won, by about 6.3 points (D+6.3).
When was the 2008 Virginia President election held?
It was held in November 2008.