Who Will Be President?
CHANCE OF WINNING
85%
Hillary Clinton
15%
Donald J. Trump
The Upshot’s elections model suggests that Hillary Clinton is favored to win the presidency, based onthe latest state and national polls. A victory by Mr. Trump remains quite possible: Mrs. Clinton’s chance of losing is about the same as the probability thatan N.F.L. kicker misses a field goalfrom the 20-yard line.
From now until Election Day, we’ll update our estimates with each new poll, as well as collect the ratings of other news organizations. You can chart different paths to victory below. Here’s how our estimates have changed over time:June
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To forecast each party’s chance of winning the presidency, our model calculates win probabilities for each state. In addition tothe latest state polls, our forecast incorporates a state’s past election results and national polling.
The table below shows our model’s estimate for Democrats and Republicans in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. We have put the states into five groups based on their voting history relative to the nation since 2004.
Our estimates in states that tend to vote ...
Much more Democratic
Dem. | Rep. | |
---|---|---|
D.C. |
>99% |
<1% |
N.Y. |
>99% |
<1% |
Calif. |
99% |
1% |
Vt. |
99% |
1% |
Mass. |
98% |
2% |
Md. |
98% |
2% |
Hawaii |
97% |
3% |
R.I. |
95% |
5% |
Somewhat more Democratic
Dem. | Rep. | |
---|---|---|
Wash. |
98% |
2% |
Ill. |
97% |
3% |
N.J. |
94% |
6% |
Ore. |
93% |
7% |
Me. |
93% |
7% |
Del. |
92% |
8% |
N.M. |
91% |
9% |
Conn. |
90% |
10% |
Mich. |
88% |
12% |
Like the country as a whole
Dem. | Rep. | |
---|---|---|
Va. |
94% |
6% |
Colo. |
90% |
10% |
Wis. |
89% |
11% |
Pa. |
89% |
11% |
N.H. |
89% |
11% |
Minn. |
84% |
16% |
Ohio |
79% |
21% |
Fla. |
74% |
26% |
Nev. |
71% |
29% |
Iowa |
57% |
43% |
Somewhat more Republican
Dem. | Rep. | |
---|---|---|
N.C. |
59% |
41% |
Ga. |
36% |
64% |
Ariz. |
28% |
72% |
Mo. |
16% |
84% |
Ind. |
12% |
88% |
Much more Republican
Dem. | Rep. | |
---|---|---|
S.C. |
30% |
70% |
Mont. |
18% |
82% |
Alaska |
15% |
85% |
N.D. |
14% |
86% |
La. |
13% |
87% |
Ark. |
12% |
88% |
S.D. |
11% |
89% |
Neb. |
10% |
90% |
Tex. |
9% |
91% |
Ky. |
8% |
92% |
Kan. |
7% |
93% |
Tenn. |
7% |
93% |
Miss. |
6% |
94% |
W.Va. |
4% |
96% |
Utah |
3% |
97% |
Wyo. |
3% |
97% |
Okla. |
2% |
98% |
Idaho |
2% |
98% |
Ala. |
2% |
98% |
The New York Times is one of many news organizations to publish election ratings or forecasts. Some, likeFiveThirtyEightor thePrinceton Election Consortium, use statistical models, as The Times does; others, like theCook Political Report, rely on reporting and knowledgeable experts’ opinions.PredictWiseuses information from betting markets.
We compile and standardize these ratings every day into one scoreboard for comparison. First, every organization’s estimate for who will win the presidency:
NYT | 538 | DK | PW | PEC | Cook | Roth.1 | Sabato | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winpresidency |
85%Dem. |
71%Dem. |
72%Dem. |
76%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
LeaningDem. |
LeaningDem. |
LikelyDem. |
Second, each organization’s state-by-state ratings. Viewed together, the differences between the models become much clearer.
State | E.V. | NYT | 538 | DK | PW | PEC | Cook | Roth.1 | Sabato | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.C. | 3 |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
263 electoral votes
From 22 likely Democratic states |
|
New York | 29 |
>99%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
California | 55 |
99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Vermont | 3 |
99%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Massachusetts | 11 |
98%Dem. |
97%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Maryland | 10 |
98%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Washington | 12 |
98%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
98%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Illinois | 20 |
97%Dem. |
97%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Hawaii | 4 |
97%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
98%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Rhode Island | 4 |
95%Dem. |
93%Dem. |
96%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Virginia | 13 |
94%Dem. |
82%Dem. |
86%Dem. |
91%Dem. |
97%Dem. |
LikelyDem. |
LeaningDem. |
LikelyDem. |
||
New Jersey | 14 |
94%Dem. |
90%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Oregon | 7 |
93%Dem. |
86%Dem. |
88%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
69%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Maine | 4 |
93%Dem. |
76%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
99%Dem. |
93%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Delaware | 3 |
92%Dem. |
89%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
95%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
New Mexico | 5 |
91%Dem. |
86%Dem. |
82%Dem. |
96%Dem. |
93%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Colorado | 9 |
90%Dem. |
80%Dem. |
87%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
96%Dem. |
LikelyDem. |
LeaningDem. |
LikelyDem. |
||
Connecticut | 7 |
90%Dem. |
86%Dem. |
73%Dem. |
>99%Dem. |
90%Dem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
SolidDem. |
||
Wisconsin | 10 |
89%Dem. |
75%Dem. |
87%Dem. |
91%Dem. |
80%Dem. |
LeaningDem. |
LeaningDem. |
LikelyDem. |
||
Pennsylvania | 20 |
89%Dem. |
73%Dem. |
73%Dem. |
86%Dem. |
80%Dem. |
LeaningDem. |
LeaningDem. |
LikelyDem. |
||
New Hampshire | 4 |
89%Dem. |
68%Dem. |
77%Dem. |
90%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
LeaningDem. |
LeaningDem. |
LikelyDem. |
||
Michigan | 16 |
88%Dem. |
78%Dem. |
89%Dem. |
95%Dem. |
94%Dem. |
LeaningDem. |
LikelyDem. |
LikelyDem. |
||
Minnesota | 10 |
84%Dem. |
79%Dem. |
80%Dem. |
95%Dem. |
80%Dem. |
LikelyDem. |
LikelyDem. |
LikelyDem. |
136 electoral votes
From 12 competitive states |
|
Ohio | 18 |
79%Dem. |
60%Dem. |
50%Rep. |
70%Dem. |
75%Dem. |
Tossup |
LeaningDem. |
LeaningDem. |
||
Florida | 29 |
74%Dem. |
63%Dem. |
52%Rep. |
68%Dem. |
80%Dem. |
Tossup |
LeaningDem. |
LeaningDem. |
||
Nevada | 6 |
71%Dem. |
68%Dem. |
64%Rep. |
72%Dem. |
63%Dem. |
Tossup |
LeaningDem. |
LeaningDem. |
Who Will Be President?
ByJOSH KATZ UPDATEDSeptember 4, 2016 Hillary Clintonhasan 85% chanceof winning the presidency. Last updated Sunday, September 4 at 9:46 AM ET