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Ball State University Bowen Center for Public Affairs

3 scored general-election polls (2016) , each measured against the certified result. How to read these numbers: methodology.

Record by cycle

CyclePollsAvg. ErrorLeanWinner Called
2016 3 13.3 pts D+13.3 33%

Every scored poll

DateRacePoll MarginActualErrorCalled It
2016-10-13 IN President R+6.0 R+19.2 13.2 ✓
2016-10-13 IN Senate D+6.0 R+9.7 15.7 ✗
2016-10-13 IN Governor D+5.0 R+6.0 11.0 ✗

Margins shown as party lead (D+/R+); for non-D-vs-R matchups the margin is first-listed candidate minus second. Historical scored-poll data for cycles through 2023 from FiveThirtyEight's pollster-ratings dataset (CC-BY-4.0); 2024 scored by PollingSource. This record never changes what enters the PollingSource average.

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