United States | Midterm maths: Polls v results

How well did America’s pollsters do?

In a reverse of recent trends, they may have slightly underestimated Democrats

Mandatory Credit: Photo by JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13615056ab)People in voting booths at a polling site at St. Francis College in the Brooklyn borough of New York, New York, USA, 08 November 2022. The US midterm elections are held every four years at the midpoint of each presidential term and this year include elections for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 36 of the 50 state governors as well as numerous other local seats and ballot issues.US midterm elections - New York, USA - 08 Nov 2022
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