VotePredictor
past elections

California House

Actual result
R+6.8
Final polls said
D+1.7
1 late poll · ✗
Model predicted
R+0.6
Winner
Rep

"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
1VotePredictorR+0.66.3
2Emerson CollegeD+1.78.5

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1Sabato's Crystal BallRep 75%0.062
2Elections DailyRep 75%0.062
3RealClearPoliticsRep 75%0.062
4FiveThirtyEightRep 54%0.212
5Cook PoliticalDem 50%0.250
6Inside ElectionsDem 50%0.250
7Fox NewsDem 50%0.250
8VotePredictorDem 56%0.312
9Split TicketDem 56%0.314
10JHK ForecastsDem 59%0.350
11CNalysisDem 60%0.360
12DDHQ/Decision DeskDem 60%0.360
13The EconomistDem 61%0.367
14Race to the WHDem 78%0.608

Polls (1)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
Emerson College2024-10-24525D+1.79