VotePredictor
past elections

Iowa President

Actual result
R+13.3
Final polls said
R+4.3
3 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
R+10.4
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+10.42.9
2Emerson CollegeR+9.14.2
3InsiderAdvantageR+6.86.5
4SelzerD+3.016.3

Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier

#ForecasterWin probBrierCalled
1VotePredictorRep 99%0.000
2The EconomistRep 96%0.002
3FiveThirtyEightRep 93%0.005
4Sabato's Crystal BallRep 90%0.010
5Inside ElectionsRep 90%0.010
6Cook PoliticalRep 90%0.010
7DDHQ/Decision DeskRep 90%0.010
8Fox NewsRep 90%0.010
9Elections DailyRep 90%0.010
10Silver BulletinRep 85%0.023
11JHK ForecastsRep 83%0.028
12Race to the WHRep 82%0.033
13Split TicketRep 78%0.048
14CNalysisRep 60%0.160

Polls (3)

PollsterDatenPollMiss
InsiderAdvantage2024-11-02800R+6.87
Emerson College2024-11-01800R+9.14
Selzer2024-10-29808D+3.016