Latest poll: YouGov, 4 days ago · 52 days until the election

House election 2000

Held on 2000-11-07. The result below is the official outcome; underneath it, where we hold the polls, is how close each pollster’s final poll came.

Result

Party Share (%)
Republican Party 47.6%
Democratic Party 47.1%

How the final polls compared

Each pollster’s last poll in the 30 days before this election, and how far it was from the result. Only parties the pollster reported are counted.

Pollster Final poll Days before Parties scored Difference
Yankelovich Partners 2000-10-25 13 2 1.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 45.0% 47.6% -2.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 46.0% 47.1% -1.1 percentage points
Gallup 2000-11-05 2 2 2.3 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 45.0% 47.6% -2.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 49.0% 47.1% +1.9 percentage points
Pew Research Center 2000-11-04 3 2 3.3 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 42.0% 47.6% -5.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 48.0% 47.1% +0.9 percentage points
Opinion Dynamics 2000-11-01 6 2 3.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 42.0% 47.6% -5.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 45.0% 47.1% -2.1 percentage points
Lake Research/Tarrance Group 2000-11-05 2 2 4.4 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 42.0% 47.6% -5.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 44.0% 47.1% -3.1 percentage points
Rasmussen Reports 2000-11-05 2 2 4.7 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Democratic Party 41.4% 47.1% -5.7 percentage points
Republican Party 43.9% 47.6% -3.7 percentage points
Princeton Survey Research Assoc. 2000-11-01 6 2 4.8 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 41.0% 47.6% -6.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 50.0% 47.1% +2.9 percentage points
Zogby Analytics 2000-10-24 14 2 5.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 38.0% 47.6% -9.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 45.0% 47.1% -2.1 percentage points
American Viewpoint 2000-10-20 18 2 6.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Democratic Party 40.0% 47.1% -7.1 percentage points
Republican Party 41.0% 47.6% -6.6 percentage points
Polling Company/Global Strategy Grp 2000-11-01 6 2 6.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Democratic Party 39.0% 47.1% -8.1 percentage points
Republican Party 42.0% 47.6% -5.6 percentage points
CBS News Poll 2000-11-04 3 2 7.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 38.0% 47.6% -9.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 41.0% 47.1% -6.1 percentage points
CBS News/New York Times Poll 2000-11-03 4 2 7.9 percentage points
Party Poll Result Difference
Republican Party 39.0% 47.6% -8.6 percentage points
Democratic Party 40.0% 47.1% -7.1 percentage points

How this is measured: for each past election we take each pollster’s last poll in the 30 days before polling day and compare it, party by party, with the result. The figure is the mean absolute difference across the parties that appear in both. Only parties the pollster actually reported are counted. A late shift in opinion is not the same thing as a polling error.