Actual result
R+33.5
Final polls said
R+25.5
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+24.6
✓
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 | North Star Opinion Research | R+37.0 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | R+28.0 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| 3 | VotePredictor | R+24.6 | 8.9 | ✓ |
| 4 | Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | R+24.0 | 9.5 | ✓ |
| 5 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Public Affairs Institute | R+24.0 | 9.5 | ✓ |
| 6 | YouGov | R+23.0 | 10.5 | ✓ |
Polls (6)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov | 2008-10-25 | 653 | R+23.0 | 11 |
| Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | 2008-10-16 | 500 | R+28.0 | 6 |
| North Star Opinion Research | 2008-10-14 | 600 | R+37.0 | 4 |
| Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | 2008-09-29 | 500 | R+24.0 | 10 |
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | 2008-09-23 | 625 | R+24.0 | 10 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Public Affairs Institute | 2008-09-21 | 635 | R+24.0 | 10 |