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2008 Election Polling Biggest Misses
Can you name the states where the polls missed the final margin by over 5 points?
-Polling source comes from Dave Leip's Atlas. Includes latest 3 polls per state averaged.
DC included, but ME and NE congressional districts omitted. See comment below for additional help.
+ indicates pollsters overestimated Obama's final margin
- indicates pollsters underestimated Obama's final margin
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Last updated: May 28, 2026
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Cbud
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Level 47
May 28, 2026
If you are confused, the pluses and the blue shade indicate the polls were more favorable to the winner (Democrat Barack H Obama) than the actual results. Minuses and the red shade indicate the polls were more favorable to the loser (Republican John S McCain) than the actual results. Hope this clears up any issue!
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