Actual result
D+10.1
Final polls said
D+20.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+25.9
✓
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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCreek/AMG | D+20.0 | 9.9 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | D+25.9 | 15.9 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Political | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 2 | The Economist | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 3 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 98% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 4 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 5 | VotePredictor | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 6 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 91% | 0.008 | ✓ |
| 7 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 82% | 0.032 | ✓ |
Polls (1)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCreek/AMG | 2020-09-29 | 712 | D+20.0 | 10 |