Every state’s Electors (except Hawaii) have now cast their votes, according to the AP.   There has been no deviation from the expected total, with Obama currently ahead 361-173.   Once Hawaii votes, the final total should match that projected on Election Day:  365-173 for Obama.

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Today, the Electors will meet in all 50 states (+ DC) to cast their ballots.   Technically, Barack Obama isn’t the winner of the election until the Electors vote, but that is mostly a formality in modern times.   It will be interesting to see if there are any deviations from the projected final total of 365-173 [...]

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For the first time since 1956, and only the 2nd time in the last 104 years, the “Show Me State” got it wrong, as McCain has won that state’s 11 electoral votes.
The Electors will meet on December 15 to vote.   If all remain faithful and there are no voting errors, the final tally of [...]

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The Associated Press has called North Carolina for Obama.  We’ve updated the home page map to reflect this.   The last time it voted for a Democrat was Carter in 1976.  Missouri remains too close to call, awaiting the count of 7,100 provisional ballots.  It is believed McCain has a slight edge there.  If he wins, [...]

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We preface this by saying that we have no better idea how this will turn out than anyone reading this post.  In addition, this is not an endorsement of either candidate.   Everyone who is registered should get out and vote.  (BTW, you can get a free ice cream cone and a free Starbucks coffee for [...]

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Found this site today.   Extremely well-written posts with excellent analysis.

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Another close election may be coming up in November. It is not difficult to create a realistic scenario where the electoral map on election night is 269-269. What then?
As our site URL says, it takes “270 to Win”. If neither candidate gets a majority of the Electoral Votes, [...]

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Based on recent polls, and the increased likelihood of an Obama vs. McCain race, we’ve moved North Carolina from Republican to Swing and Arkansas from Swing to Republican.   The latter decision was fairly easy — the only way Arkansas is really in play is if Sen. Clinton is the nominee.  
North Carolina, Virginia and even South [...]

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The electoral map will change for the 2012 election, based on the results of the 2010 census. Article I, Section II of the U.S. Constitution specifies that a census will take place every ten years to (among other things) apportion representation in Congress. Since each state has one Electoral Vote [...]

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