VotePredictor
past elections

North Carolina House

Don Davis (D) vs Sandy Smith (R)

Actual result
D+4.7
Final polls said
D+15.0
1 late poll · ✓
Model predicted
D+10.4
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

#PollsterFinal callMissCalled
1VotePredictorD+10.45.7
2GQRD+15.010.3

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1FiveThirtyEightDem 96%0.002
2The EconomistDem 91%0.008
3Cook PoliticalDem 90%0.010
4Inside ElectionsDem 90%0.010
5Race to the WHDem 86%0.020
6JHK ForecastsDem 78%0.048
7VotePredictorDem 76%0.056
8Elections DailyDem 75%0.062
9Fox NewsDem 75%0.062
10Sabato's Crystal BallDem 75%0.062
11Split TicketDem 75%0.062
12DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 69%0.094
13CNalysisDem 60%0.160
14RealClearPoliticsDem 50%0.250

Polls (1)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
GQR2022-10-12402D+15.010