The Economist asks:

In the 2024 US presidential election race, will the Democratic nominee be leading the Republican nominee in polling on 6 September 2024, according to RealClearPolitics?

Started Nov 13, 2023 04:00PM UTC
Closed Sep 06, 2024 07:01AM UTC

The 2024 US presidential election is scheduled for 5 November 2024 (ABC News). The question will be suspended on 5 September 2024 and the outcome determined using RCP Average chart data as reported by RealClearPolitics in a two-way race between the Democratic and Republican nominees for the date of 6 September 2024 when first available (e.g., 2020 RealClearPolitics - 2020 Election Example, hover cursor over chart for date and data). If RealClearPolitics does not aggregate polls for a two-way race, the outcome will be determined using data as aggregated for the fewest number of candidates, and the polling for any other candidates will be immaterial.

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The question closed "Yes, and will be ahead of the Republican candidate by more than 0.0% but less than 5.0%" with a closing date of 7 September 2024.

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Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
No, and will be behind the Republican candidate by more than 5.0% 2%
No, and will be behind the Republican candidate by between 0.0% and 5.0%, inclusive 15%
Yes, and will be ahead of the Republican candidate by more than 0.0% but less than 5.0% 75%
Yes, and will be ahead of the Republican candidate by 5.0% or more 8%

Crowd Forecast Profile

Participation Level
Number of Forecasters 497
Average for questions older than 6 months: 186
Number of Forecasts 1495
Average for questions older than 6 months: 539
Accuracy
Participants in this question vs. all forecasters average

Most Accurate

Relative Brier Score

2.
-0.173365
3.
-0.173365
4.
-0.173365
5.
-0.173365

Recent Consensus, Probability Over Time

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