VotePredictor
past elections

Connecticut Senate

Richard Blumenthal (D) vs Dan Carter (R)

Actual result
D+23.1
Final polls said
D+25.0
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+25.2
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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1VotePredictorD+25.22.2
2SurveyMonkeyD+29.05.9

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Cook PoliticalDem 99%0.000
2FiveThirtyEightDem 100%0.000
3Inside ElectionsDem 99%0.000
4Sabato's Crystal BallDem 99%0.000
5VotePredictorDem 100%0.000

Polls (2)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
SurveyMonkey2016-11-041387D+29.06
SurveyMonkey2016-10-28554D+21.02