U.S. News 2024 Presidential Ratings

As of September 10, 2024

The current 2024 presidential election ratings from Louis Jacobson for U.S. News. Jacobson is the chief correspondent with PolitiFact and senior author of the Almanac of American Politics 2024.

As a result of Census apportionment, some states have a different number of electoral votes in 2024. Use the buttons above the map to see what has changed.

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September 10: Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia move from Leans to Likely Democratic; North Carolina Leans Republican to Toss-up. Read the analysis >

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