Connecticut: Jerome model shows Clinton in the lead
The Jerome model is captured in the econometric models component of the PollyVote. The model's forecast is that Clinton will receive 53.5% of the two-party vote share in Connecticut, whereas Trump will win 46.5%.
Putting the results in context
Single econometric models should be interpreted with caution, because they may include substantial biases. At least, one should examine how a econometric model's results compare to benchmark forecasts.
Comparison to other econometric models
Looking at an average of Connecticut econometric models, Clinton's current two-party vote share is at 55.1%. Compared to her numbers in the Jerome model Clinton's econometric model average is 1.6 percentage points better.
The Jerome model compared with PollyVote's forecast
PollyVote currently predicts Clinton to gain 54.6% of the two-party vote in Connecticut, which is 1.1 percentage points above the results of the Jerome model. In comparison, a look at the PollyVote national prediction for Clinton shows that the actual results are 0.4 percentage points higher.