# Where were actual results different from polling results?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-actual-results-different-from-polling-results/771304>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 10, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-actual-results-different-from-polling-results/771304 "2016-11-10T01:38:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-actual-results-different-from-polling-results/771304/1 "2016-11-10T01:38:51Z")

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Was this limited to particular areas? Particular states? Counties? Was it generally happening everywhere? Or what?

Kind of a facutal question, but election related so I ask it here.

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-actual-results-different-from-polling-results/771304/2 "2016-11-10T02:27:49Z")

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This guy is starting to break that down.

[Election Graphs](http://electiongraphs.com/2016ec/)

Go to the election night link.