U.S. presidential race tightens

President Trump is trailing Democratic rival, Joe Biden, by six points in national polls. However, in many battleground states, he is polling within a plus-or-minus three-point margin of error


Electoral College votes
Equal to sum of state’s membership in Senate and House of Representatives (538) 

Joe Biden 	Donald Trump
Democrat	Republican

Solid / leaning Biden
Solid / leaning Trump
Toss-up – Spread less than 6%

270 votes needed to win
217	195	126

		Biden %	Trump %	Spread
North Carolina 	47.0	47.3 	Trump +0.3 
Georgia 	45.6 	43.7 	Trump +1.1 
Iowa 		45.0 	46.7 	Trump +1.7 
Arizona 	48.0 	45.8 	Biden +2.2 
Ohio 		47.0 	44.7 	Biden +2.3 
Michigan	47.3 	44.7	Biden +2.6

		Biden % Trump %	Spread
Wisconsin 	48.0	44.5	Biden +3.5
Texas		43.3 	46.8 	Trump +3.5
Florida 	49.0 	45.3 	Biden +3.7
Nevada 		48.3 	44.3 	Biden +4.0
Pennsylvania 	49.0 	44.3 	Biden +4.7
Minnesota	49.3	44.0 	Biden +5.3


In 48 states and Washington DC, winner of popular vote receives all of that state’s electors. †Maine and Nebraska split electoral votes

WA 12 
OR 7
NV6 
CA 55
AK 3
MT 3
ID 4
WY 3 
UT 6 
CO 9
AZ 11
NM 5
ND 3 
SD 3
NE 5†
KS 6
OK 7
TX 38
HI 4
MN 10 
WI 10
IA 6
IL 20
MO 10
AR 6
MS 6
LA 8
MI 16
IN 11
OH 18
KY 8
TN 11 
AL 9
ME 4†
NH 4
VT 3
NY 29
PA 20
WV 5
VA 13
NC 15
SC 9
GA 16
FL 29
MA 11
RI 4
CT 7
NJ 14 
DE 3 
MD 10 
DC 3

 
Sources: Real Clear Politics, 270 to Win
Pictures: Associated Press
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