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Toss-up · 2012 President
Massachusetts President
In the 2012 Massachusetts President race, Barack Obama (D) won by about 23 points.
Actual result
D+23.0
Final polls said
D+18.6
11 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 | YouGov | D+20.0 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion | D+20.0 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | MassINC Polling Group | D+20.0 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| 4 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | D+19.0 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| 5 | Western New England University Polling Institute | D+18.0 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| 6 | Public Policy Polling | D+15.0 | 8.0 | ✓ |
| 7 | Suffolk University | D+32.0 | 9.0 | ✓ |
| 8 | University of New Hampshire Survey Center | D+14.0 | 9.0 | ✓ |
| 9 | Kimball Political Consulting | D+13.0 | 10.0 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
27 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
YouGov2012-11-023
University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion2012-11-023
Public Policy Polling2012-11-018
Kimball Political Consulting2012-10-3110
Western New England University Polling Institute2012-10-295
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 Massachusetts President race?
Barack Obama (D) won, by about 23.0 points (D+23.0).
When was the 2012 Massachusetts President election held?
It was held in November 2012.