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Toss-up · 2020 President
Nevada President
In the 2020 Nevada President race, Joe Biden (D) won by about 2 points.
Actual result
D+2.4
Final polls said
D+4.5
9 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. VotePredictor Elections' prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
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 | WPA Intelligence | D+2.0 | 0.4 | ✓ |
| 2 | Emerson College | D+1.7 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| 3 | Rasmussen Reports | D+1.0 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| 4 | Impact Research | D+4.0 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| 5 | SurveyMonkey | EVEN | 2.4 | ✗ |
| 6 | Trafalgar Group | R+0.7 | 3.1 | ✗ |
| 7 | Gravis Marketing | D+6.0 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| 8 | The New York Times/Siena College | D+6.0 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| 9 | YouGov | D+6.0 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| 10 | Data for Progress | D+7.0 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| 11 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lee Business School | D+9.0 | 6.6 | ✓ |
| 12 | Civiqs | D+9.0 | 6.6 | ✓ |
| 13 | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | D+11.0 | 8.6 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Race to the WH | Dem 98% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 2 | The Economist | Dem 95% | 0.003 | ✓ |
| 3 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 92% | 0.006 | ✓ |
| 4 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 91% | 0.008 | ✓ |
| 5 | CNalysis | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 6 | Inside Elections | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 7 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 88% | 0.014 | ✓ |
| 8 | Cook Political | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 9 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 10 | Elections Daily | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 11 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
| 12 | VotePredictor Elections | Dem 63% | 0.134 | ✓ |
| 13 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 50% | 0.250 | — |
The polls behind it
18 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Trafalgar Group2020-11-013
Emerson College2020-10-301
Data for Progress2020-10-295
Trafalgar Group2020-10-280
Gravis Marketing2020-10-274
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2020 Nevada President race?
Joe Biden (D) won, by about 2.4 points (D+2.4).
When was the 2020 Nevada President election held?
It was held in November 2020.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.