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Toss-up · 2016 President
New Hampshire President
In the 2016 New Hampshire President race, Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) won by less than a point.
Actual result
D+0.4
Final polls said
D+4.5
23 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. VotePredictor Elections' prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
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 | University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion | EVEN | 0.4 | ✗ |
| 2 | Suffolk University | R+0.4 | 0.8 | ✗ |
| 3 | Emerson College | D+1.6 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 4 | MassINC Polling Group | R+1.0 | 1.4 | ✗ |
| 5 | Praecones Analytica | R+1.7 | 2.1 | ✗ |
| 6 | Ipsos | D+2.6 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| 7 | Gravis Marketing | R+2.0 | 2.4 | ✗ |
| 8 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | D+4.0 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| 9 | Public Policy Polling | D+5.0 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| 10 | American Research Group | R+5.0 | 5.4 | ✗ |
| 11 | Rasmussen Reports | D+6.0 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| 12 | GBAO | D+6.0 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| 13 | GQR | D+8.0 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| 14 | YouGov | D+8.6 | 8.2 | ✓ |
| 15 | SurveyMonkey | D+9.0 | 8.6 | ✓ |
| 16 | Marist College | D+9.0 | 8.6 | ✓ |
| 17 | University of New Hampshire Survey Center | D+11.0 | 10.6 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VotePredictor Elections | Dem 91% | 0.008 | ✓ |
| 2 | New York Times | Dem 79% | 0.044 | ✓ |
| 3 | Cook Political | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 4 | Inside Elections | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 5 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 6 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 70% | 0.090 | ✓ |
| 7 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 63% | 0.137 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
36 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2016-11-0511
Emerson College2016-11-041
SurveyMonkey2016-11-049
Rasmussen Reports2016-11-046
University of New Hampshire Survey Center2016-11-017
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2016 New Hampshire President race?
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) won, by about 0.4 points (D+0.4).
When was the 2016 New Hampshire President election held?
It was held in November 2016.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.