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Maine President
Actual result
D+6.9
Final polls said
D+9.5
2 late polls · ✓
Model predicted
D+8.9
✓
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
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SurveyUSA | D+8.0 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| 2 | VotePredictor | D+8.9 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 3 | University of New Hampshire | D+11.0 | 4.1 | ✓ |
Forecasters — pre-election win probability, scored by Brier
| # | Forecaster | Win prob | Brier | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNalysis | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 2 | Race to the WH | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 3 | The Economist | Dem 99% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 4 | VotePredictor | Dem 98% | 0.000 | ✓ |
| 5 | FiveThirtyEight | Dem 96% | 0.002 | ✓ |
| 6 | DDHQ/Decision Desk | Dem 95% | 0.003 | ✓ |
| 7 | JHK Forecasts | Dem 92% | 0.007 | ✓ |
| 8 | Sabato's Crystal Ball | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 9 | Inside Elections | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 10 | Cook Political | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 11 | Fox News | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 12 | Elections Daily | Dem 90% | 0.010 | ✓ |
| 13 | Split Ticket | Dem 89% | 0.012 | ✓ |
| 14 | Silver Bulletin | Dem 87% | 0.016 | ✓ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire | 2024-10-31 | 1485 | D+11.0 | 4 |
| SurveyUSA | 2024-10-26 | 1079 | D+8.0 | 1 |