Live Election Night Forecast

This is how election night went in 2020. We've stopped updating it, but may include state calls as they come.
Use the History area on the left to look at what the forecast showed at specific times in the evening.
Check out the States section to see state level polling errors and swings from 2016.
You can also checkout our Pollsters area to see how different pollsters did in 2020. Last Updated 11/4 1:44 AM EDT


Biden
Trump
Biden
Trump
270
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221
Electoral Votes
212
Electoral Votes
29.8%  
70% Chance of Winning

History

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The lighter states haven't been called yet, but are shaded based upon our projection.
The darker states have been called.

NE Districts
01 02 03
ME Districts
01 02
North Carolina (15)
Biden
 
Trump
6.8%
Projection
93.2%
48.7%
 
Vote
 
+1.4% 50.1%
+76,737
48.7% +1.6%
Polls
47.1%
95% Reporting
Georgia (16)
Biden
 
Trump
0.6%
Projection
99.4%
48.1%
 
Vote
 
+2.5% 50.6%
+118,077
47.8% +0.2%
Polls
47.6%
91% Reporting
Wisconsin (10)
Biden
 
Trump
36.9%
Projection
63.1%
47.2%
 
Vote
 
+3.8% 51%
+106,583
51.4% +7.3%
Polls
44.1%
78% Reporting
Nevada (6)
Biden
 
Trump
99.8%
Projection
0.2%
51.6% +5.1%
+52,178
Vote
 
46.5%
 
49.4% +4.6%
Polls
44.8%
74% Reporting
Nebraska CD-1 (1)
Biden
 
Trump
4.1%
Projection
95.9%
45.8%
 
Vote
 
+6% 51.8%
 
46.1%
Polls
+1.8% 47.9%
75.2% Reporting
Arizona (11)
Biden
 
Trump
99.9%
Projection
0.1%
52.5% +6.4%
+161,744
Vote
 
46.1%
 
48.5% +2.3%
Polls
46.2%
79% Reporting
Maine CD-2 (1)
Biden
 
Trump
48.5%
Projection
51.5%
44.5%
 
Vote
 
+7.5% 52%
 
48.3% +2.1%
Polls
46.2%
44.3% Reporting
Michigan (16)
Biden
 
Trump
59%
Projection
41%
44.9%
 
Vote
 
+8.4% 53.3%
+298,722
50.6% +7%
Polls
43.6%
63% Reporting
Pennsylvania (20)
Biden
 
Trump
0.6%
Projection
99.4%
42.1%
 
Vote
 
+14.5% 56.6%
+693,377
50.2% +4.6%
Polls
45.6%
67% Reporting

Non-Swing States

Maine (2)
Biden
 
Trump
99.9%
Projection
0.1%
51.9% +6.9%
+34,075
Vote
 
45%
 
52.8% +11.7%
Polls
41.1%
58% Reporting

Awaiting Votes

Alaska (3)
Biden
 
Trump
1.8%
Projection
98.2%
0%
 
Vote
 
0%
 
42.7%
Polls
+8.3% 51%
Polls Close at 1:00 AM EST
Hawaii (4)
Biden
 
Trump
100%
Projection
0%
0%
 
Vote
 
0%
 
62.6% +30.4%
Polls
32.2%
Polls Close at 12:00 AM EST

Called States

Alabama (9)
Winner
Trump
Arkansas (6)
Winner
Trump
California (55)
Winner
Biden
Colorado (9)
Winner
Biden
Connecticut (7)
Winner
Biden
Delaware (3)
Winner
Biden
Florida (29)
Winner
Trump
Idaho (4)
Winner
Trump
Illinois (20)
Winner
Biden
Indiana (11)
Winner
Trump
Iowa (6)
Winner
Trump
Kansas (6)
Winner
Trump
Kentucky (8)
Winner
Trump
Louisiana (8)
Winner
Trump
Maine CD-1 (1)
Winner
Biden
Maryland (10)
Winner
Biden
Massachusetts (11)
Winner
Biden
Minnesota (10)
Winner
Biden
Mississippi (6)
Winner
Trump
Missouri (10)
Winner
Trump
Montana (3)
Winner
Trump
Nebraska (2)
Winner
Trump
Nebraska CD-2 (1)
Winner
Biden
Nebraska CD-3 (1)
Winner
Trump
New Hampshire (4)
Winner
Biden
New Jersey (14)
Winner
Biden
New Mexico (5)
Winner
Biden
New York (29)
Winner
Biden
North Dakota (3)
Winner
Trump
Ohio (18)
Winner
Trump
Oklahoma (7)
Winner
Trump
Oregon (7)
Winner
Biden
Rhode Island (4)
Winner
Biden
South Carolina (9)
Winner
Trump
South Dakota (3)
Winner
Trump
Tennessee (11)
Winner
Trump
Texas (38)
Winner
Trump
Utah (6)
Winner
Trump
Vermont (3)
Winner
Biden
Virginia (13)
Winner
Biden
Washington (12)
Winner
Biden
West Virginia (5)
Winner
Trump
Wyoming (3)
Winner
Trump

Election Night Forecast Changes

This is how the forecast has changed throughout the evening (and days?), all times are EST.





Electoral College Votes

Biden 221
260
258.9
351
Trump 212
278
279.1
187


Electoral College Simulations

Here are all the electoral college outcomes the forecast currently projects.
It's updated each time we update the live forecast.



Popular Vote

Here's how the popular vote leader has changed throughout the night.



Updates

We'll be posting updates & interesting tidbits on @electoralpolls



Tipping Point States

Which uncalled state will decide the election?

State Projection Tipping %
Wisconsin (10) 63.1% 49.6%
North Carolina (15) 93.2% 28.4%
Michigan (16) 59% 14.7%
Georgia (16) 99.4% 6.1%
Pennsylvania (20) 99.4% 0.7%
Nevada (6) 99.8% 0.3%
Arizona (11) 99.9% 0.1%
Maine (2) 99.9% 0.1%



About

Every 2 minutes we get the latest vote count in every state. We then re-run our 20,000 simulations of the election to project who's most likely to win each state and the election overall. Your screen will update automatically with the latest info (so no need to hit refresh).

As we get more votes in, we'll defer to the vote count more (rather than the polls) and start narrowing the range our model tests in its simulations.

Some other more detailed info we'd like to note:

Vote Count vs Polls
The vote count slowly takes over the polls in our live projection, very slowly at first (as the early numbers may be all over the place), but as we get more of the total vote in, the vote count will take over. The chart below shows about how much of our projection is votes at each reporting level:

% Reporting % of Projection That Is Votes
10% 0.4%
20% 1.4%
30% 3.9%
40% 9.3%
50% 19.6%
60% 35.7%
70% 55.1%
80% 72.7%
90% 85%

Calling States
A state isn't 'called' in our projections until a TV network calls it. If a state wasn't 'Safe' before the election, the live election night projection will max out at a 99.9% probability until it's actually called.

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