54%; Arkansas, Missouri, Wisconsin
Kerry has an 54% chance of winning the election with an expected 275.2 electoral votes; however, if the election were held today, Kerry would have a 56% chance of winning with an expected 274.8 electoral votes. He gets about 50.02% of the two-party popular vote.
Cartogram showing, for each electoral vote, the chances that the leading candidate would win if the election were today:
Cartogram showing, for each electoral vote, the chances that the leading candidate will win on Election Day:
Cartogram showing, for each electoral vote, the expected percentage (of Bush/Kerry votes only) for the leading candidate.
- Extremely Safe (99%+ chance of winning)
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Kerry 161: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Bush 143: Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska (at-large and 3rd), North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming.
- Very Safe (90-99%)
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Kerry 48: Delaware, Hawaii, Maine (1st), Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington.
Bush 35: Arizona, Kentucky, Nebraska (1st and 2nd), North Carolina.
- Safe (80-90%)
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Kerry 23: Maine (at-large), Pennsylvania.
Bush 33: Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, Virginia.
- Very Probable (70-80%)
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Kerry 10: Minnesota.
Bush 31: Missouri, Ohio.
- Probable (60-70%)
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Kerry 11: Iowa, New Hampshire.
Bush 0.
- Tossup (55-60%)
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Kerry 5: West Virginia.
Bush 0.
- Close Tossup (50-55%)
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Kerry 28: Florida, Maine (2nd).
Bush 10: Wisconsin.
- Total
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Kerry 286.
Bush 252.
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