Actual result
R+27.6
Final polls said
R+22.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
R+22.1
✓
Winner
Rep
"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 | VotePredictor | R+22.1 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | YouGov | R+22.0 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| 3 | Rasmussen Reports | R+11.0 | 16.6 | ✓ |
Polls (3)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov | 2014-10-20 | 877 | R+22.0 | 6 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2014-09-30 | 750 | R+11.0 | 17 |
| YouGov | 2014-09-26 | 1066 | R+23.0 | 5 |