Races · Senate · 2018 · IN
Senate · class II · open seat

Joe Donnelly vs Mike Braun

Likely R · 28 polls · 0 markets Last poll 2743d ago Rating 1d ago
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All polls · 28 results

28 of 28 polls
EndPollsterWeightLeanSampleMoEPopTrust signalsResultsSource
11/5/2018HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)600±4.0unknown
2743d oldtracks editorial consensus+1
  • 2743d old
    Poll was fielded 2743 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Joe Donnelly 42.0 · Mike Braun 43.0pollarch
11/4/2018HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)600±4.0unknown
2744d oldtracks editorial consensus+1
  • 2744d old
    Poll was fielded 2744 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Joe Donnelly 43.0 · Mike Braun 41.0pollarch
11/3/2018HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)600±4.0unknown
2745d oldtracks editorial consensus+1
  • 2745d old
    Poll was fielded 2745 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Joe Donnelly 43.0 · Mike Braun 42.0pollarch
11/2/2018HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)600±4.0unknown
2746d oldtracks editorial consensus+1
  • 2746d old
    Poll was fielded 2746 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Joe Donnelly 44.0 · Mike Braun 42.0pollarch
11/1/2018HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)600±4.0unknown
2747d oldtracks editorial consensus+1
  • 2747d old
    Poll was fielded 2747 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Joe Donnelly 43.0 · Mike Braun 43.0pollarch
10/31/2018HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)600±4.0unknown
2748d oldtracks editorial consensus+1
  • 2748d old
    Poll was fielded 2748 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Joe Donnelly 40.0 · Mike Braun 43.0pollarch
10/30/2018Fox News1.00(D+2.6)722±3.5LV
bias D+2.6pt2749d old+1
  • bias D+2.6pt
    Across 19 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+2.6pt.
  • 2749d old
    Poll was fielded 2749 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
Joe Donnelly 45.0 · Mike Braun 38.0 · Lucy Brenton 5.0pollarch
10/30/2018HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)1400±2.6unknown
2749d oldtracks editorial consensus+1
  • 2749d old
    Poll was fielded 2749 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Joe Donnelly 42.0 · Mike Braun 42.0pollarch
10/28/2018NBC News/Marist0.75L(D+5.1)496±5.5LV
historical bias D+5.1pt2751d old+2
  • historical bias D+5.1pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+5.1pt — a measurable house effect.
  • 2751d old
    Poll was fielded 2751 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 12 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Joe Donnelly 45.0 · Mike Braun 42.0 · Lucy Brenton 7.0pollarch
10/27/2018Cygnal1.04R(D+1.8)505±4.4unknown
commissioned by R-aligned: Internal R-aligned2752d old+1
  • commissioned by R-aligned: Internal R-aligned
    This poll was commissioned by a Republican-aligned committee, party, or PAC (Internal R-aligned). Such polls historically lean toward their sponsor.
  • 2752d old
    Poll was fielded 2752 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 72 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Joe Donnelly 46.0 · Mike Braun 49.0pollarch
10/26/2018YouGov1.00(D+3.7)975±3.7unknown
historical bias D+3.7pt2753d old
  • historical bias D+3.7pt
    Across 22 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+3.7pt — a measurable house effect.
  • 2753d old
    Poll was fielded 2753 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
Joe Donnelly 43.0 · Mike Braun 46.0 · Lucy Brenton 3.0pollarch
10/20/2018Mason Strategies1.00R600±3.9unknown
commissioned by R-aligned: Internal R-alignedno scored polls+1
  • commissioned by R-aligned: Internal R-aligned
    This poll was commissioned by a Republican-aligned committee, party, or PAC (Internal R-aligned). Such polls historically lean toward their sponsor.
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 2759d old
    Poll was fielded 2759 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
Joe Donnelly 43.0 · Mike Braun 47.0 · Lucy Brenton 3.0pollarch
10/17/2018American Viewpoint (R-Braun)1.00800unknown
no scored polls2762d old
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 2762d old
    Poll was fielded 2762 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
Joe Donnelly 40.0 · Mike Braun 44.0 · Lucy Brenton 7.0pollarch
10/16/2018SurveyUSA1.00(D+1.5)816±4.6unknown
2763d oldtracks editorial consensus
  • 2763d old
    Poll was fielded 2763 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 73 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Joe Donnelly 41.0 · Mike Braun 40.0 · Lucy Brenton 8.0pollarch
10/16/2018Gravis Marketing0.72L(D+2.9)377±5.1unknown
bias D+2.9ptn=377+2
  • bias D+2.9pt
    Across 33 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+2.9pt.
  • n=377
    Sample size of 377 respondents implies a margin of error around ±5.0pt — wider than typical.
  • 2763d old
    Poll was fielded 2763 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • uncorrelated with editorial consensus
    Across 49 historical paired polls, this pollster's margins don't track the editorial consensus (Pearson r < 0.5). Independence from consensus is informational — could indicate genuine methodological independence or noisy results.
Joe Donnelly 44.0 · Mike Braun 40.0 · Lucy Brenton 7.0pollarch
10/15/2018Vox Populi Polling0.96(D+1.9)783±3.5unknown
2764d oldtracks editorial consensus
  • 2764d old
    Poll was fielded 2764 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 15 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Joe Donnelly 55.0 · Mike Braun 45.0pollarch
10/10/2018American Viewpoint (R-Braun)1.00800unknown
no scored polls2769d old
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 2769d old
    Poll was fielded 2769 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
Joe Donnelly 40.0 · Mike Braun 44.0 · Lucy Brenton 7.0pollarch
10/3/2018American Viewpoint (R-Braun)1.00800unknown
no scored polls2776d old
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 2776d old
    Poll was fielded 2776 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
Joe Donnelly 39.0 · Mike Braun 43.0 · Lucy Brenton 7.0pollarch
10/2/2018Fox News1.00(D+2.6)695±3.5LV
bias D+2.6pt2777d old+1
  • bias D+2.6pt
    Across 19 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+2.6pt.
  • 2777d old
    Poll was fielded 2777 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
Joe Donnelly 43.0 · Mike Braun 41.0 · Lucy Brenton 6.0pollarch
9/20/2018Ipsos1.00(R+1.9)1181±3.0unknown
2789d oldtracks editorial consensus
  • 2789d old
    Poll was fielded 2789 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 16 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Joe Donnelly 46.0 · Mike Braun 43.0pollarch
9/11/2018Fox News1.00(D+2.6)677±3.5LV
bias D+2.6pt2798d old+1
  • bias D+2.6pt
    Across 19 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+2.6pt.
  • 2798d old
    Poll was fielded 2798 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
Joe Donnelly 43.0 · Mike Braun 45.0 · Lucy Brenton 3.0pollarch
8/29/2018NBC News/Marist0.75L(D+5.1)576±5.0LV
historical bias D+5.1pt2811d old+2
  • historical bias D+5.1pt
    Across 11 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+5.1pt — a measurable house effect.
  • 2811d old
    Poll was fielded 2811 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 12 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
Joe Donnelly 44.0 · Mike Braun 41.0 · Lucy Brenton 8.0pollarch
8/7/2018Trafalgar Group1.00(R+2.1)1420±2.6unknown
methodology not disclosedcommissioned by R-aligned: Internal R-aligned+2
  • methodology not disclosed
    Methodology not disclosed publicly; declined to participate in AAPOR Transparency Initiative. Included for transparency rather than weight-zeroing — many forecasters still include their polls — but the methodology opacity is worth surfacing. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Group
  • commissioned by R-aligned: Internal R-aligned
    This poll was commissioned by a Republican-aligned committee, party, or PAC (Internal R-aligned). Such polls historically lean toward their sponsor.
  • 2833d old
    Poll was fielded 2833 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • R+4.1pt vs editors
    Across 7 historical polls where ≥2 editorial raters had rated the race (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.), this pollster's D-margin averaged 4.1pt MORE R-favorable than the rater consensus. Systematic R-lean relative to conventional wisdom.
Joe Donnelly 51.0 · Mike Braun 39.0pollarch
7/2/2018SurveyMonkey/Axios1.00952±5.0unknown
no scored polls2869d old+1
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 2869d old
    Poll was fielded 2869 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • newspaper-sponsored: Axios
    Commissioned by Axios, an independent media or academic sponsor. Independent sponsorship doesn't guarantee accuracy but rules out direct campaign funding.
Joe Donnelly 47.0 · Mike Braun 49.0pollarch
5/15/2018Gravis Marketing0.72L(D+2.9)400±4.9unknown
bias D+2.9pt2917d old+1
  • bias D+2.9pt
    Across 33 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+2.9pt.
  • 2917d old
    Poll was fielded 2917 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • uncorrelated with editorial consensus
    Across 49 historical paired polls, this pollster's margins don't track the editorial consensus (Pearson r < 0.5). Independence from consensus is informational — could indicate genuine methodological independence or noisy results.
Joe Donnelly 46.0 · Mike Braun 47.0pollarch
4/11/2018Gravis Marketing0.72L(D+2.9)411±4.8unknown
bias D+2.9pt2951d old+1
  • bias D+2.9pt
    Across 33 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+2.9pt.
  • 2951d old
    Poll was fielded 2951 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • uncorrelated with editorial consensus
    Across 49 historical paired polls, this pollster's margins don't track the editorial consensus (Pearson r < 0.5). Independence from consensus is informational — could indicate genuine methodological independence or noisy results.
Joe Donnelly 50.0 · Todd Rokita 32.0pollarch
4/11/2018Gravis Marketing0.72L(D+2.9)411±4.8unknown
bias D+2.9pt2951d old+1
  • bias D+2.9pt
    Across 33 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+2.9pt.
  • 2951d old
    Poll was fielded 2951 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • uncorrelated with editorial consensus
    Across 49 historical paired polls, this pollster's margins don't track the editorial consensus (Pearson r < 0.5). Independence from consensus is informational — could indicate genuine methodological independence or noisy results.
Joe Donnelly 46.0 · Luke Messer 36.0pollarch
3/5/2018SurveyMonkey/Axios1.001809±3.8unknown
no scored polls2988d old+2
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 2988d old
    Poll was fielded 2988 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • newspaper-sponsored: Axios
    Commissioned by Axios, an independent media or academic sponsor. Independent sponsorship doesn't guarantee accuracy but rules out direct campaign funding.
  • n=1,809
    Sample size of 1,809 respondents implies a margin of error around ±2.3pt — tighter than the ~600-respondent typical.
Joe Donnelly 45.0pollarch

Trust signals are deterministic flags computed from the pollster scorecard (track-record size, historical bias, aggregation weight) and the poll itself (sample size, population, age, citation availability). No interpretation; click any row to see the cited numbers behind each flag.

Endorsements

Source · Wikipedia · 3 total
Joe Donnelly (D)
3 endorsements · source
Elected officials (2)
  • Doug Jones — U.S. senator from Alabama [ 12 ]
  • Joe Biden — 47th vice president of the United States [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ]
Other (1)
  • End Citizens United — [ 13 ]

Editorial ratings · poll-vs-rater

5 raters
Rater Rating Updated Poll D-marg. Rater marg. Δ poll−rater
The Cook Political Report Tossup Oct 26 0.0
FiveThirtyEight Lean D Nov 5 +3.5
Inside Elections Tossup Nov 1 0.0
RealClearPolitics Tossup Nov 5 0.0
Sabato's Crystal Ball Lean R Nov 5 -3.5

Δ POLL−RATER = polling-consensus margin minus the rater's implied bucket midpoint. Positive = polls more D than rater; negative = rater more D than polls. |Δ| < 0.6 well-aligned · 0.6–1.5 mild divergence · ≥1.5 contested call.

last poll 91 months ago (11/5/2018) last market quote rating computed 1 day ago
Rating history (1 change)
  • 5/6/2026 Likely R via pvi