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Toss-up · 2020 President
Maine President
In the 2020 Maine President race, Joe Biden (D) won by about 9 points.
Actual result
D+9.1
Final polls said
D+12.7
5 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls" = the last ~3 weeks; the prediction is walk-forward. How this is scored →
Final rankings
How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).
Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pan Atlantic Research | D+10.6 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | Digital Research | D+11.0 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 3 | Emerson College | D+11.4 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 4 | Change Research | D+12.0 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| 5 | Suffolk University | D+12.2 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| 6 | SurveyUSA | D+13.0 | 3.9 | ✓ |
| 7 | Colby College | D+13.0 | 3.9 | ✓ |
| 8 | SurveyMonkey | D+14.0 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 9 | Data for Progress | D+14.0 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 10 | The New York Times/Siena College | D+17.0 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| 11 | Quinnipiac University | D+21.0 | 11.9 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Economist | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 2 | Elections Daily | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 3 | Inside Elections | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 4 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 5 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 6 | Race to the WH | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 7 | VotePredictor Elections | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 8 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 94% | 0.004 | ✓ |
| 9 | CNalysis | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 10 | Cook Political | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 11 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 12 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 13 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
13 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Change Research2020-10-313
Emerson College2020-10-302
SurveyMonkey2020-10-265
SurveyUSA2020-10-254
Colby College2020-10-234
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2020 Maine President race?
Joe Biden (D) won, by about 9.1 points (D+9.1).
When was the 2020 Maine President election held?
It was held in November 2020.