Forecasting the US elections

The Economist is analysing polling, economic and demographic data to predict America’s elections in 2020

Estimated electoral college votes

Our model is updated every day and combines state and national polls with economic indicators to predict a range of outcomes. The midpoint is the estimate of the electoral-college vote for each party on election day.

Chance of winning each state

Our model combines the national prediction with polls and political-economic factors at the state level. We take into account that states that are similar are likely to move with each other; if Donald Trump wins Minnesota, he will probably win Wisconsin too.

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