Putting the results in context

Results of a new poll conducted by RCP were circulated. The poll asked interviewees from Texas for whom they will vote: Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton or Republican candidate Donald Trump.

The poll was carried out among 0 participants.

Putting the results in context

Single polls can contain large biases, which is why they should be treated with caution. Rather, one should examine how a poll's results compare to benchmark forecasts.

For the following comparison, we translate the candidates' raw poll numbers into shares of the two-party vote. This procedure yields figures of 55.1% for Clinton and 0.0% for Trump.

Comparison to other polls

Looking at an average of Texas polls, Trump's two-party vote share is currently at 0.0%. An average of recent polls in Texas sees Clinton at 55.1% of the two-party vote. The values are thus identical to the average results of other polls in Texas.

Comparison to the combined PollyVote

The latest PollyVote expects Trump to gain 56.4% of the two-party vote in Texas. This means that the combined PollyVote is 56.4 points above polling numbers.

This article was automatically generated by the PollyBot, which uses algorithms developed by AX Semantics to generate text from data stored in our API. The exact dataset underlying this particular article can be found here.

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