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Toss-up · 2012 President
Colorado President
In the 2012 Colorado President race, Barack Obama (D) won by about 5 points.
Actual result
D+5.4
Final polls said
D+1.4
23 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Policy Polling | D+6.0 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| 2 | Keating Research | D+4.0 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| 3 | Selzer & Co. | D+4.0 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| 4 | We Ask America | D+3.4 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 5 | Grove Insight | D+3.0 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| 6 | Gravis Marketing | D+2.4 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| 7 | SurveyUSA | D+2.0 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| 8 | Ipsos | D+1.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 9 | YouGov | D+1.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 10 | CallFire | D+1.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 11 | Big Village | D+1.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 12 | Purple Strategies | D+1.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| 13 | Marist College | EVEN | 5.4 | ✗ |
| 14 | American Research Group | R+1.0 | 6.4 | ✗ |
| 15 | Quinnipiac University | R+1.0 | 6.4 | ✗ |
| 16 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | R+3.0 | 8.4 | ✗ |
| 17 | McLaughlin & Associates | R+4.0 | 9.4 | ✗ |
The polls behind it
43 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Ipsos2012-11-044
Keating Research2012-11-031
Public Policy Polling2012-11-031
YouGov2012-11-024
Ipsos2012-11-018
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 Colorado President race?
Barack Obama (D) won, by about 5.4 points (D+5.4).
When was the 2012 Colorado President election held?
It was held in November 2012.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.