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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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1Data for ProgressD+11.00.9✓
2Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion ResearchD+11.00.9✓
3The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and GovernmentD+11.00.9✓
4CygnalD+9.01.1✓
5Christopher Newport University Wason Center for Civic LeadershipD+12.01.9✓
6Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public AffairsD+12.01.9✓
7CiviqsD+13.02.9✓
8SwayableD+15.04.9✓
9Reconnect Research/Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion ResearchD+15.04.9✓
10SurveyMonkeyD+16.05.9✓

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1CNalysisDem 99%0.000✓
2The EconomistDem 100%0.000✓
3Elections DailyDem 99%0.000✓
4FiveThirtyEightDem 99%0.000✓
5Inside ElectionsDem 99%0.000✓
6JHK ForecastsDem 100%0.000✓
7Princeton Election ConsortiumDem 100%0.000✓
8Race to the WHDem 100%0.000✓
9VotePredictor ElectionsDem 99%0.000✓
10DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 93%0.005✓
11Cook PoliticalDem 90%0.010✓
12Sabato's Crystal BallDem 90%0.010✓
13RealClearPoliticsDem 75%0.062✓

The polls behind it

14 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMiss
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.

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