VotePredictor
past elections

New York House

Joseph D. Morelle (D) vs Jim Maxwell (R)

Actual result
D+20.7
Final polls said
D+9.1
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+10.7
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
1Siena CollegeD+17.03.7
2VotePredictorD+10.710.0
3Dixie StrategiesD+9.111.6

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Cook PoliticalDem 99%0.000
2The EconomistDem 99%0.000
3FiveThirtyEightDem 100%0.000
4Sabato's Crystal BallDem 99%0.000
5VotePredictorDem 96%0.002
6DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 93%0.006

Polls (2)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Dixie Strategies2018-10-29843D+9.111
Siena College2018-10-06465D+17.04