2016 Election: Very Close States
This isn’t a popularity contest™
This electoral map shows those states decided by 5% or less in popular vote in the 2016 election. Use it as a starting point to create and share your 2020 presidential election forecast.
The number of states meeting this competitiveness criteria expanded significantly from 2012, when only four states (75 electoral votes) were decided by 5% or less. In 2016, four states were actually decided by less than 1% (Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania).
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Updated 'Same Since' Maps: Current Single Party Streak for Each State
Georgia and Arizona ended streaks of voting Republican that dated back to the 1990s.
Three Democratic Senators to be Sworn In Wednesday Afternoon
This will give the Senate a 50-50 split shortly after the start of the Biden administration
Kamala Harris Resigns from Senate in Advance of Wednesday's Inauguration
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will serve the final two years of Harris's term
First Look: 2020 Presidential Election if All States Voted Like Maine and Nebraska
Those two states award two electoral votes to the state popular vote winner and one for each congressional district
Georgia Senate Runoffs: Overview and Live Results
Control of the Senate hangs in the balance
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