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Toss-up · 2016 President

Texas President

In the 2016 Texas President race, Donald Trump (R) won by about 9 points.

Actual result
R+9.0
Final polls said
R+8.6
12 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
Winner
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"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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Marist CollegeR+9.00.0
2IpsosR+9.40.4
3Rasmussen ReportsR+7.02.0
4Dixie StrategiesR+12.13.1
5SurveyUSAR+4.05.0
6Emerson CollegeR+14.75.7
7SurveyMonkeyR+3.06.0
8YouGovR+3.06.0
9University of Houston Hobby School of Public AffairsR+3.06.0

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Inside ElectionsRep 99%0.000
2Princeton Election ConsortiumRep 99%0.000
3Sabato's Crystal BallRep 99%0.000
4VotePredictor ElectionsRep 100%0.000
5New York TimesRep 96%0.002
6FiveThirtyEightRep 95%0.003
7Cook PoliticalRep 90%0.010

The polls behind it

22 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
SurveyMonkey2016-11-046
Ipsos2016-11-030
Emerson College2016-11-016
Marist College2016-10-310
Dixie Strategies2016-10-283

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2016 Texas President race?

Donald Trump (R) won, by about 9.0 points (R+9.0).

When was the 2016 Texas President election held?

It was held in November 2016.

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