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US President

In the 2016 US President race, Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) won by about 2 points.

Actual result
D+2.2
Final polls said
D+4.2
79 late polls · ✓
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Winner
Dem

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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
1Rasmussen ReportsD+2.00.2✓
2CVOTERD+2.80.6✓
3Selzer & Co.D+3.00.8✓
4IpsosD+3.00.8✓
5Morning ConsultD+3.00.8✓
6CBS News/The New York TimesD+3.00.8✓
7RKM Research and Communications Inc.D+3.21.0✓
8Marist CollegeD+1.01.2✓
9LegerD+4.01.8✓
10YouGovD+4.01.8✓
11ABC News/The Washington PostD+4.01.8✓
12Gravis MarketingD+4.01.8✓
13Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. ResearchD+4.01.8✓
14Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion StrategiesD+4.01.8✓
15CBS NewsD+4.01.8✓
16Angus Reid GlobalD+4.01.8✓
17The Winston GroupD+4.01.8✓
18Centre CollegeD+4.92.7✓
19LucidD+5.02.8✓
20Big VillageD+5.02.8✓
21Echelon InsightsD+5.02.8✓
22icitizenD+5.02.8✓
23TIPP InsightsR+1.53.7✗
24Monmouth University Polling InstituteD+6.03.8✓
25SurveyMonkeyD+6.03.8✓
26Pew Research CenterD+6.03.8✓
27Public Policy PollingD+6.03.8✓
28Emerson CollegeR+2.04.2✗
29American Research GroupD+7.04.8✓
30Quinnipiac UniversityD+7.04.8✓
31University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social ResearchR+3.25.4✗
32Lake Research Partners/The Tarrance GroupD+8.05.8✓
33Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityD+9.06.8✓
34RAND (American Life Panel)D+9.16.9✓
35Suffolk UniversityD+9.87.6✓
36SurveyUSAD+10.07.8✓
37KFFD+11.08.8✓
38Saint Leo University Polling InstituteD+11.39.1✓
39GQRD+12.09.8✓
40Edison ResearchD+12.210.0✓
41GfK GroupD+14.011.8✓
42Public Religion Research InstituteD+15.012.8✓

The polls behind it

178 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
Leger2016-11-062
YouGov2016-11-062
Lucid2016-11-063
TIPP Insights2016-11-064
ABC News/The Washington Post2016-11-052

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2016 US President race?

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) won, by about 2.2 points (D+2.2).

When was the 2016 US President election held?

It was held in November 2016.

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