How well do you know the polls in France?
Ten questions from today's figures: our poll averages, our forecast and how the polls did at past elections. Round 96 for 4 November 2026.
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1At France's 2024 election, how far out was the average final poll, per party, to the nearest half point?
1.0 point per party, over 7 final polls. See the page
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2In France, what chance does our forecast give for “Le Pen wins”?
93%, from thousands of simulated elections with the polls missing as they have before. See the page
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3In France, what chance does our forecast give for “Le Pen v Mélenchon in round two”?
74%, from thousands of simulated elections with the polls missing as they have before. See the page
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4To the nearest point, what share of the vote did LR win at France's 2007 election?
31.2%. See the page
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5Who leads the polls in France?
Le Pen on 34.4% in our average, ahead of Mélenchon on 16.9%. See the page
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6Which party won the most votes at France's 2017 election?
Ensemble with 24.0%, ahead of RN on 21.3%. See the page
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7At which election since 2000 were France's final polls furthest out?
2022: 2.3 points out per party on average. See the page
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8At France's 2024 election, which party did the final polls overstate most?
RN + allies: 36.1% in the final polls, 33.2% on the day. See the page
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9At which election since 2000 were France's final polls closest to the result?
2017: 0.7 points out per party on average. See the page
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10How many seats does our forecast give Left (NFP and other left) in the Assemblée nationale in France?
284 in our projection, 5 short of a majority. See the page
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