Actual result
D+17.0
Final polls said
D+14.7
5 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+15.3
✓
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 | Research Co. | D+17.0 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 2 | SurveyMonkey | D+18.0 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | Victory Research | D+15.9 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| 4 | VotePredictor | D+15.3 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| 5 | Swayable | D+11.5 | 5.5 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNalysis | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 2 | Cook Political | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 3 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 98% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 4 | The Economist | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 5 | Elections Daily | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 6 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 7 | Inside Elections | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 8 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 9 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 10 | Race to the WH | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 11 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 12 | VotePredictor | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 13 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
Polls (7)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co. | 2020-10-31 | 450 | D+17.0 | 0 |
| Swayable | 2020-10-29 | 485 | D+11.5 | 5 |
| Victory Research | 2020-10-29 | 1208 | D+15.9 | 1 |
| SurveyMonkey | 2020-10-26 | 5643 | D+18.0 | 1 |
| Swayable | 2020-10-25 | 424 | D+11.1 | 6 |
| SurveyMonkey | 2020-10-06 | 7410 | D+19.0 | 2 |
| Victory Research | 2020-09-25 | 1208 | D+13.1 | 4 |