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Toss-up · 2012 President
North Carolina President
In the 2012 North Carolina President race, Mitt Romney (R) won by about 2 points.
Actual result
R+2.0
Final polls said
R+1.9
14 late polls · ✓
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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 | R+2.0 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 2 | High Point University Survey Research Center | R+1.0 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | National Research | R+1.0 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 4 | Public Policy Polling | R+0.2 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| 5 | Gravis Marketing | R+4.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 6 | The Tyson Group | R+4.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 7 | American Research Group | R+4.0 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 8 | Elon University | D+0.1 | 2.1 | ✗ |
| 9 | SurveyUSA | R+5.0 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| 10 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | R+6.0 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| 11 | Marist College | D+2.0 | 4.0 | ✗ |
| 12 | Purple Strategies | D+2.0 | 4.0 | ✗ |
| 13 | Grove Insight | D+3.0 | 5.0 | ✗ |
The polls behind it
32 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Gravis Marketing2012-11-042
Public Policy Polling2012-11-032
YouGov2012-11-020
Public Policy Polling2012-10-302
SurveyUSA2012-10-283
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 North Carolina President race?
Mitt Romney (R) won, by about 2.0 points (R+2.0).
When was the 2012 North Carolina President election held?
It was held in November 2012.