VotePredictor
past elections

Colorado Senate

Michael Bennet (D) vs Joe O'Dea (R)

Actual result
D+14.6
Final polls said
D+9.6
7 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+8.2
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
1YouGovD+14.00.6
2CiviqsD+13.01.6
3Global Strategy GroupD+11.03.6
4Keating Research/Magellan StrategiesD+10.04.6
5VotePredictorD+8.26.4
6Emerson CollegeD+8.16.5
7co/efficientD+8.06.6
8Data for ProgressD+7.07.6
9Marist CollegeD+7.07.6
10Trafalgar GroupD+1.513.1
11OnMessage Inc.D+1.013.6

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1The EconomistDem 99%0.000
2Race to the WHDem 99%0.000
3JHK ForecastsDem 92%0.006
4FiveThirtyEightDem 91%0.008
5CNalysisDem 90%0.010
6Elections DailyDem 90%0.010
7Inside ElectionsDem 90%0.010
8Sabato's Crystal BallDem 90%0.010
9Split TicketDem 90%0.010
10VotePredictorDem 90%0.010
11DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 81%0.037
12Cook PoliticalDem 75%0.062
13Fox NewsDem 75%0.062
14RealClearPoliticsDem 50%0.250

Polls (14)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
co/efficient2022-11-05856D+8.07
Data for Progress2022-11-041983D+7.08
Trafalgar Group2022-10-311084D+1.513
Emerson College2022-10-281000D+8.17
co/efficient2022-10-24826D+15.51
Civiqs2022-10-17600D+13.02
YouGov2022-10-15709D+14.01
Global Strategy Group2022-10-08800D+11.04
Marist College2022-10-051127D+7.08
Data for Progress2022-10-051005D+9.06
OnMessage Inc.2022-09-24600D+1.014
Keating Research/Magellan Strategies2022-09-221060D+10.05
Trafalgar Group2022-09-221078D+6.09
Emerson College2022-09-181000D+9.65