Actual result
D+5.8
Final polls said
D+7.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+8.4
✓
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 | Christopher Newport University Wason Center for Civic Leadership | D+7.0 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | D+8.4 | 2.7 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Economist | Dem 93% | 0.005 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | Dem 88% | 0.014 | ✓ |
| 3 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 87% | 0.017 | ✓ |
| 4 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 79% | 0.045 | ✓ |
| 5 | Cook Political | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 6 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 7 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 73% | 0.073 | ✓ |
Polls (1)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport University Wason Center for Civic Leadership | 2020-10-13 | 807 | D+7.0 | 1 |