Actual result
D+5.6
Final polls said
D+7.3
4 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+7.4
✓
Winner
Dem
"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 | SurveyUSA | D+5.0 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| 2 | Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | D+5.0 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| 3 | VotePredictor | D+7.4 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 4 | YouGov | D+9.0 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| 5 | Rasmussen Reports | D+10.0 | 4.4 | ✓ |
Polls (8)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | 2014-10-29 | 596 | D+5.0 | 1 |
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | 2014-10-21 | 800 | D+5.0 | 1 |
| YouGov | 2014-10-20 | 2430 | D+9.0 | 3 |
| SurveyUSA | 2014-10-15 | 597 | D+10.0 | 4 |
| SurveyUSA | 2014-10-01 | 577 | D+12.0 | 6 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2014-09-29 | 750 | D+10.0 | 4 |
| YouGov | 2014-09-26 | 2562 | D+7.0 | 1 |
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | 2014-09-09 | 800 | D+12.0 | 6 |