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Toss-up · 2012 President
Wisconsin President
In the 2012 Wisconsin President race, Barack Obama (D) won by about 7 points.
Actual result
D+6.8
Final polls said
D+4.0
22 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 | We Ask America | D+6.7 | 0.1 | ✓ |
| 2 | Angus Reid Global | D+7.0 | 0.2 | ✓ |
| 3 | Grove Insight | D+6.0 | 0.8 | ✓ |
| 4 | Marquette University Law School | D+8.0 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 5 | St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute | D+9.0 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| 6 | YouGov | D+4.0 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| 7 | Zogby Analytics | D+10.1 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| 8 | Public Policy Polling | D+3.0 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 9 | Marist College | D+3.0 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 10 | Quinnipiac University | D+3.0 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 11 | Clout Research | D+2.0 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| 12 | Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | D+2.0 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| 13 | Rasmussen Reports | D+1.0 | 5.8 | ✓ |
| 14 | Scott Rasmussen (Rasmussen Reports) | EVEN | 6.8 | ✗ |
The polls behind it
39 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
YouGov2012-11-023
Angus Reid Global2012-11-020
Public Policy Polling2012-11-024
Grove Insight2012-11-011
We Ask America2012-10-310
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 Wisconsin President race?
Barack Obama (D) won, by about 6.8 points (D+6.8).
When was the 2012 Wisconsin President election held?
It was held in November 2012.