Electoral College Tie Finder
Read more about what happens if no candidate reaches 270 electoral votes.
While unlikely, a 269-269 tie is not out of the question in a competitive 2020 presidential election. Use the calculator below to find all tie scenarios for a group of undecided locations (states and/or districts*).
The tie finder is based on the map at right. In that map, locations decided by <5% in 2016 are displayed as toss-up, while those decided by 5-10% are shown as light red/blue. This corresponds to the icons below. The numbers in parentheses represent that location’s electoral votes.
Select a state or district to change its setting. As you do that, the available electoral tie combinations will update, as will the electoral vote count for each party.
Click the map to create your own
States and Districts Decided by 5-10% Margin in 2016
(38)
(18)
(16)
(13)
(6)
(5)
(1)
A maximum of 12 states/districts can be included in the tie calculator
If 12 are decided, others will only rotate between red/blue
Maine 2nd district included here; was decided by slightly over 10%
States and Districts Decided by < 5% Margin in 2016
(29)
(20)
(16)
(15)
(11)
(10)
(10)
(9)
(6)
(4)
(2) *
(1)
*At-large
* Maine and Nebraska can split their electoral votes. Included in the tie finder are each state’s 2nd congressional district as well as Maine at-large.
