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Toss-up · 2020 President
Virginia President
In the 2020 Virginia President race, Joe Biden (D) won by about 10 points.
Actual result
D+10.1
Final polls said
D+12.4
8 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 | Data for Progress | D+11.0 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| 2 | Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research | D+11.0 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| 3 | The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government | D+11.0 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| 4 | Cygnal | D+9.0 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| 5 | Christopher Newport University Wason Center for Civic Leadership | D+12.0 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 6 | Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs | D+12.0 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 7 | Civiqs | D+13.0 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| 8 | Swayable | D+15.0 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 9 | Reconnect Research/Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research | D+15.0 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 10 | SurveyMonkey | D+16.0 | 5.9 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNalysis | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 2 | The Economist | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 3 | Elections Daily | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 4 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 5 | Inside Elections | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 6 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 7 | Princeton Election Consortium | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 8 | Race to the WH | Dem 100% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 9 | VotePredictor Elections | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 10 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 93% | 0.005 | ✓ |
| 11 | Cook Political | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 12 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 13 | RealClearPolitics | Dem 75% | 0.062 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
14 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Swayable2020-10-295
Data for Progress2020-10-291
SurveyMonkey2020-10-266
Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research2020-10-261
Swayable2020-10-251
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2020 Virginia President race?
Joe Biden (D) won, by about 10.1 points (D+10.1).
When was the 2020 Virginia President election held?
It was held in November 2020.