May 18

Electoral Votes: Obama 237     McCain 290     Ties 11


 
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strong GOP Strong GOP (97)
270 Electoral votes needed to win
Map algorithm explained
Presidential polls today: (None)
Dem pickups (vs. 2004): CO IA  
GOP pickups (vs. 2004): MI NH WI  

Complete polling data in .csv format.      Data used to produce the map in .csv format.

State Democrat Republican End Len Dem GOP I Pollster
Alabama Barack Obama John McCain Apr 24 9 36% 55%   Capital Survey
Alabama Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 32% 64%   SurveyUSA
Alabama Barack Obama John McCain Apr 02 1 37% 55%   Rasmussen
Alabama Barack Obama John McCain Mar 27 4 30% 57%   U. of South Alabama
Alabama Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 35% 62%   SurveyUSA
Alabama Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 40% 54%   SurveyUSA
Alabama Barack Obama John McCain Jan 17 2 29% 63%   SurveyUSA
Alabama John Kerry George Bush   1 37% 63%   Election 2004
 
Alaska Barack Obama John McCain May 14 3 42% 49%   Research 2000
Alaska Barack Obama John McCain Apr 07 1 43% 48%   Rasmussen
Alaska Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 43% 48%   SurveyUSA
Alaska John Kerry George Bush   1 35% 62%   Election 2004
 
Arizona Barack Obama John McCain Apr 27 4 38% 47%   Arizona State U.
Arizona Barack Obama John McCain Apr 15 1 37% 57%   Rasmussen
Arizona Barack Obama John McCain Apr 08 10 33% 55%   Northern Arizona U.
Arizona Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 39% 51%   SurveyUSA
Arizona Barack Obama John McCain Feb 24 4 38% 49%   Arizona State U.
Arizona John Kerry George Bush   1 45% 55%   Election 2004
 
Arkansas Barack Obama John McCain May 12 1 33% 57%   Rasmussen
Arkansas Barack Obama John McCain Mar 18 1 30% 59%   Rasmussen
Arkansas Barack Obama John McCain Mar 11 6 27% 43%   Opinion Res.
Arkansas Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 33% 53%   SurveyUSA
Arkansas John Kerry George Bush   1 45% 54%   Election 2004
 
California Barack Obama John McCain Apr 16 1 50% 43%   Rasmussen
California Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 50% 43%   SurveyUSA
California Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 54% 40%   SurveyUSA
California Barack Obama John McCain Mar 18 8 49% 40%   Public Policy Institute of California
California Barack Obama John McCain Mar 12 1 53% 38%   Rasmussen
California Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 51% 40%   SurveyUSA
California Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 61% 34%   SurveyUSA
California John Kerry George Bush   1 55% 44%   Election 2004
 
Colorado Barack Obama John McCain Apr 16 1 46% 43%   Rasmussen
Colorado Barack Obama John McCain Mar 17 1 46% 46%   Rasmussen
Colorado Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 50% 41%   SurveyUSA
Colorado John Kerry George Bush   1 47% 52%   Election 2004
 
Connecticut Barack Obama John McCain Mar 24 6 52% 35%   Quinnipiac U.
Connecticut Barack Obama John McCain Mar 11 1 50% 38%   Rasmussen
Connecticut Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 55% 34%   SurveyUSA
Connecticut John Kerry George Bush   1 54% 44%   Election 2004
 
D.C. John Kerry George Bush   1 90% 9%   Election 2004
 
Delaware Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 50% 41%   SurveyUSA
Delaware John Kerry George Bush   1 53% 46%   Election 2004
 
Florida Barack Obama John McCain Apr 29 7 43% 44%   Quinnipiac U.
Florida Barack Obama John McCain Apr 10 1 38% 53%   Rasmussen
Florida Barack Obama John McCain Mar 31 8 37% 46%   Quinnipiac U.
Florida Barack Obama John McCain Mar 12 1 43% 47%   Rasmussen
Florida Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 45% 47%   SurveyUSA
Florida Barack Obama John McCain Feb 16 1 37% 53%   Rasmussen
Florida John Kerry George Bush   1 47% 52%   Election 2004
 
Georgia Barack Obama John McCain May 06 1 39% 53%   Rasmussen
Georgia Barack Obama John McCain Mar 20 1 40% 53%   Rasmussen
Georgia Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 41% 54%   SurveyUSA
Georgia John Kerry George Bush   1 41% 58%   Election 2004
 
Hawaii Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 61% 31%   SurveyUSA
Hawaii John Kerry George Bush   1 54% 45%   Election 2004
 
Idaho Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 39% 52%   SurveyUSA
Idaho John Kerry George Bush   1 30% 69%   Election 2004
 
Illinois Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 60% 31%   SurveyUSA
Illinois John Kerry George Bush   1 55% 45%   Election 2004
 
Indiana Barack Obama John McCain Apr 24 4 43% 51%   Research 2000
Indiana Barack Obama John McCain Apr 23 4 49% 41%   Selzer
Indiana Barack Obama John McCain Apr 16 3 44% 51%   IPFW U.
Indiana Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 41% 50%   SurveyUSA
Indiana Barack Obama John McCain Feb 04 2 40% 50%   SurveyUSA
Indiana John Kerry George Bush   1 39% 60%   Election 2004
 
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain May 13 1 44% 42%   Rasmussen
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain Apr 23 3 49% 41%   Research 2000
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 49% 42%   SurveyUSA
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain Mar 31 1 46% 42%   Rasmussen
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 50% 44%   SurveyUSA
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 50% 41%   SurveyUSA
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain Feb 18 1 44% 41%   Rasmussen
Iowa Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 51% 41%   SurveyUSA
Iowa John Kerry George Bush   1 49% 50%   Election 2004
 
Kansas Barack Obama John McCain May 13 1 34% 55%   Rasmussen
Kansas Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 37% 54%   SurveyUSA
Kansas Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 39% 51%   SurveyUSA
Kansas Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 41% 50%   SurveyUSA
Kansas Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 44% 50%   SurveyUSA
Kansas John Kerry George Bush   1 37% 62%   Election 2004
 
Kentucky Barack Obama John McCain May 09 3 33% 58%   Research 2000
Kentucky Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 29% 63%   SurveyUSA
Kentucky Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 28% 64%   SurveyUSA
Kentucky Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 33% 54%   SurveyUSA
Kentucky Barack Obama John McCain Feb 04 2 32% 61%   SurveyUSA
Kentucky John Kerry George Bush   1 40% 60%   Election 2004
 
Louisiana Barack Obama John McCain Apr 09 1 41% 52%   Rasmussen
Louisiana Barack Obama John McCain Apr 09 15 35% 51%   Opinion Res.
Louisiana Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 39% 54%   SurveyUSA
Louisiana John Kerry George Bush   1 42% 57%   Election 2004
 
Maine Barack Obama John McCain Apr 01 1 49% 39%   Rasmussen
Maine Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 53% 39%   SurveyUSA
Maine John Kerry George Bush   1 53% 45%   Election 2004
 
Maryland Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 53% 40%   SurveyUSA
Maryland Barack Obama John McCain Mar 01 8 51% 37%   Gonzales Res.
Maryland John Kerry George Bush   1 56% 43%   Election 2004
 
Massachusetts Barack Obama John McCain Apr 23 1 51% 39%   Rasmussen
Massachusetts Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 48% 46%   SurveyUSA
Massachusetts Barack Obama John McCain Mar 18 1 49% 42%   Rasmussen
Massachusetts Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 47% 47%   SurveyUSA
Massachusetts Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 49% 42%   SurveyUSA
Massachusetts Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 48% 46%   SurveyUSA
Massachusetts John Kerry George Bush   1 62% 37%   Election 2004
 
Michigan Barack Obama John McCain May 08 1 44% 45%   Rasmussen
Michigan Barack Obama John McCain May 07 1 44% 45%   Rasmussen
Michigan Barack Obama John McCain Apr 08 6 43% 41%   EPIC-MRA
Michigan Barack Obama John McCain Mar 25 1 42% 43%   Rasmussen
Michigan Barack Obama John McCain Mar 10 1 41% 44%   Rasmussen
Michigan Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 46% 45%   SurveyUSA
Michigan John Kerry George Bush   1 51% 48%   Election 2004
 
Minnesota Barack Obama John McCain Apr 22 1 52% 38%   Rasmussen
Minnesota Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 49% 43%   SurveyUSA
Minnesota Barack Obama John McCain Mar 19 1 47% 43%   Rasmussen
Minnesota Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 46% 47%   SurveyUSA
Minnesota Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 49% 42%   SurveyUSA
Minnesota Barack Obama John McCain Feb 16 1 53% 38%   Rasmussen
Minnesota Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 55% 40%   SurveyUSA
Minnesota John Kerry George Bush   1 51% 48%   Election 2004
 
Mississippi Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 41% 54%   SurveyUSA
Mississippi John Kerry George Bush   1 40% 60%   Election 2004
 
Missouri Barack Obama John McCain May 06 1 41% 47%   Rasmussen
Missouri Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 42% 50%   SurveyUSA
Missouri Barack Obama John McCain Mar 24 1 38% 53%   Rasmussen
Missouri Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 39% 53%   SurveyUSA
Missouri Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 42% 48%   SurveyUSA
Missouri Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 49% 43%   SurveyUSA
Missouri Barack Obama John McCain Feb 12 1 40% 42%   Rasmussen
Missouri John Kerry George Bush   1 46% 53%   Election 2004
 
Montana Barack Obama John McCain Apr 06 1 43% 48%   Rasmussen
Montana Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 39% 47%   SurveyUSA
Montana John Kerry George Bush   1 39% 59%   Election 2004
 
Nebraska Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 42% 45%   SurveyUSA
Nebraska John Kerry George Bush   1 32% 67%   Election 2004
 
Nevada Barack Obama John McCain Apr 21 1 43% 48%   Rasmussen
Nevada Barack Obama John McCain Mar 19 1 45% 41%   Rasmussen
Nevada Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 46% 41%   SurveyUSA
Nevada Barack Obama John McCain Feb 12 1 50% 38%   Rasmussen
Nevada John Kerry George Bush   1 48% 51%   Election 2004
 
New Hampshire Barack Obama John McCain Apr 30 1 41% 51%   Rasmussen
New Hampshire Barack Obama John McCain Apr 30 6 43% 49%   U. of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 1 43% 46%   Rasmussen
New Hampshire Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 46% 44%   SurveyUSA
New Hampshire John Kerry George Bush   1 50% 49%   Election 2004
 
New Jersey Barack Obama John McCain Apr 28 5 56% 32%   Monmouth U.
New Jersey Barack Obama John McCain Mar 27 1 45% 46%   Rasmussen
New Jersey Barack Obama John McCain Mar 30 7 47% 42%   Fairleigh Dickinson U.
New Jersey Barack Obama John McCain Feb 27 1 43% 45%   Rasmussen
New Jersey Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 43% 43%   SurveyUSA
New Jersey John Kerry George Bush   1 53% 47%   Election 2004
 
New Mexico Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 44% 50%   SurveyUSA
New Mexico Barack Obama John McCain Apr 08 1 45% 42%   Rasmussen
New Mexico Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 51% 45%   SurveyUSA
New Mexico Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 50% 43%   SurveyUSA
New Mexico Barack Obama John McCain Feb 18 2 44% 44%   Rasmussen
New Mexico Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 55% 40%   SurveyUSA
New Mexico John Kerry George Bush   1 49% 50%   Election 2004
 
New York Barack Obama John McCain May 01 1 52% 35%   Rasmussen
New York Barack Obama John McCain Apr 15 2 47% 39%   Quinnipiac U.
New York Barack Obama John McCain Apr 16 4 45% 40%   Siena Coll.
New York Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 52% 43%   SurveyUSA
New York Barack Obama John McCain Apr 08 6 46% 48%   Marist Coll.
New York Barack Obama John McCain Mar 18 3 49% 38%   Quinnipiac U.
New York Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 52% 44%   SurveyUSA
New York Barack Obama John McCain Mar 11 1 51% 38%   Rasmussen
New York Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 52% 38%   SurveyUSA
New York Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 57% 36%   SurveyUSA
New York John Kerry George Bush   1 58% 41%   Election 2004
 
North Carolina Barack Obama John McCain May 08 1 45% 48%   Rasmussen
North Carolina Barack Obama John McCain Apr 30 3 41% 50%   Research 2000
North Carolina Barack Obama John McCain Apr 10 1 47% 47%   Rasmussen
North Carolina Barack Obama John McCain Apr 10 2 39% 48%   Tel Opinion Research
North Carolina Barack Obama John McCain Mar 20 1 42% 51%   Rasmussen
North Carolina Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 45% 47%   SurveyUSA
North Carolina John Kerry George Bush   1 44% 56%   Election 2004
 
North Dakota Barack Obama John McCain Apr 03 11 38% 44%   Dakota Wesleyan U.
North Dakota Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 46% 42%   SurveyUSA
North Dakota John Kerry George Bush   1 36% 63%   Election 2004
 
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Apr 29 7 42% 43%   Quinnipiac U.
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 45% 47%   SurveyUSA
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Apr 08 1 40% 47%   Rasmussen
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Mar 31 8 43% 42%   Quinnipiac U.
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 43% 50%   SurveyUSA
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Mar 13 1 40% 46%   Rasmussen
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 50% 40%   SurveyUSA
Ohio Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 47% 44%   SurveyUSA
Ohio John Kerry George Bush   1 49% 51%   Election 2004
 
Oklahoma Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 34% 57%   SurveyUSA
Oklahoma John Kerry George Bush   1 34% 66%   Election 2004
 
Oregon Barack Obama John McCain May 07 1 52% 38%   Rasmussen
Oregon Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 51% 42%   SurveyUSA
Oregon Barack Obama John McCain Mar 26 1 48% 42%   Rasmussen
Oregon Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 50% 41%   SurveyUSA
Oregon Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 49% 41%   SurveyUSA
Oregon Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 48% 47%   SurveyUSA
Oregon Barack Obama John McCain Feb 13 1 49% 40%   Rasmussen
Oregon John Kerry George Bush   1 52% 48%   Election 2004
 
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain May 06 6 46% 39%   Susquehanna Polling
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain Apr 29 7 47% 38%   Quinnipiac U.
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain Apr 24 1 43% 44%   Rasmussen
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain Apr 09 1 47% 39%   Rasmussen
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain Mar 31 8 43% 39%   Quinnipiac U.
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain Mar 10 1 43% 44%   Rasmussen
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain Mar 10 6 41% 45%   Susquehanna Polling
Pennsylvania Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 42% 47%   SurveyUSA
Pennsylvania John Kerry George Bush   1 51% 49%   Election 2004
 
Rhode Island Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 53% 38%   SurveyUSA
Rhode Island John Kerry George Bush   1 60% 39%   Election 2004
 
South Carolina Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 45% 48%   SurveyUSA
South Carolina John Kerry George Bush   1 41% 58%   Election 2004
 
South Dakota Barack Obama John McCain Apr 03 11 34% 51%   Dakota Wesleyan U.
South Dakota Barack Obama John McCain Mar 04 1 38% 48%   Rasmussen
South Dakota Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 43% 47%   SurveyUSA
South Dakota John Kerry George Bush   1 38% 60%   Election 2004
 
Tennessee Barack Obama John McCain Apr 03 1 31% 58%   Rasmussen
Tennessee Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 38% 54%   SurveyUSA
Tennessee John Kerry George Bush   1 43% 57%   Election 2004
 
Texas Barack Obama John McCain May 07 3 39% 52%   Research 2000
Texas Barack Obama John McCain May 01 1 43% 48%   Rasmussen
Texas Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 46% 47%   SurveyUSA
Texas John Kerry George Bush   1 38% 61%   Election 2004
 
Utah Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 39% 50%   SurveyUSA
Utah John Kerry George Bush   1 26% 71%   Election 2004
 
Vermont Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 63% 29%   SurveyUSA
Vermont John Kerry George Bush   1 59% 39%   Election 2004
 
Virginia Barack Obama John McCain May 08 1 44% 47%   Rasmussen
Virginia Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 44% 52%   SurveyUSA
Virginia Barack Obama John McCain Mar 27 1 41% 52%   Rasmussen
Virginia Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 48% 47%   SurveyUSA
Virginia Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 47% 47%   SurveyUSA
Virginia Barack Obama John McCain Feb 19 1 44% 49%   Rasmussen
Virginia Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 51% 45%   SurveyUSA
Virginia John Kerry George Bush   1 45% 54%   Election 2004
 
Washington Barack Obama John McCain May 12 1 54% 42%   SurveyUSA
Washington Barack Obama John McCain Apr 16 3 53% 40%   SurveyUSA
Washington Barack Obama John McCain Mar 27 1 48% 43%   Rasmussen
Washington Barack Obama John McCain Mar 20 3 45% 39%   Elway Poll
Washington Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 52% 41%   SurveyUSA
Washington Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 1 44% 45%   Rasmussen
Washington Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 52% 38%   SurveyUSA
Washington Barack Obama John McCain Feb 04 2 55% 38%   SurveyUSA
Washington John Kerry George Bush   1 53% 46%   Election 2004
 
West Virginia Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 35% 53%   SurveyUSA
West Virginia John Kerry George Bush   1 43% 56%   Election 2004
 
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain May 05 1 43% 47%   Rasmussen
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Apr 24 10 47% 43%   U. of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Apr 13 3 49% 44%   SurveyUSA
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Apr 05 12 46% 42%   St. Norbert Coll.
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Mar 26 1 46% 48%   Rasmussen
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Mar 16 3 48% 44%   SurveyUSA
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 51% 40%   SurveyUSA
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Feb 21 1 44% 43%   Rasmussen
Wisconsin Barack Obama John McCain Feb 17 3 52% 42%   SurveyUSA
Wisconsin John Kerry George Bush   1 50% 49%   Election 2004
 
Wyoming Barack Obama John McCain Feb 28 3 35% 54%   SurveyUSA
Wyoming John Kerry George Bush   1 29% 69%   Election 2004