The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting every part of our lives in this country. The primary elections and our ability to collect and report results are not immune. We wanted to take this opportunity to explain the steps we are taking to ensure that we are doing everything possible to continue our work in the most responsible way moving forward. At Decision Desk HQ our collection … [Read more...] about A Note On Decision Desk HQ’s Election Night Reporting And COVID-19
Methodology
UK Polling & Seat Projections: Bet on Boris
We have been doing polling and seat projection aggregation over here at DDHQ and as of this morning it looks like Boris Johnson is coasting to a potentially landslide win. All of the data we are using in this analysis can be found here. Polling Aggregation According to our polling aggregator, the Conservative Party is currently in the lead with 43% of the … [Read more...] about UK Polling & Seat Projections: Bet on Boris
Watch Tonight’s Election Like A Pro
As DDHQ prepares for an epic 2020 election season we are continuing to innovate how we deliver election data to our clients and the general public. For the 2019 general elections tonight we're taking another stab at the heart of election night confusion by providing turnout projections in MS, KY, and select Virginia state senate and house of delegates districts as votes are … [Read more...] about Watch Tonight’s Election Like A Pro
Senate Model Comparison: Øptimus and FiveThirtyEight’s Predictions
Earlier today, FiveThirtyEight released their much-anticipated Senate model. We thought it'd be interesting to see how the Øptimus model predictions compare to theirs. The numbers below are all based off of our 9/11 model update and FiveThirtyEight's Classic model as of this afternoon. The two models work in very different ways- and we won't get too far into that element … [Read more...] about Senate Model Comparison: Øptimus and FiveThirtyEight’s Predictions