Polling Update: September 18 through 21
By 270toWin Staff
September 21, 2016
The map below summarizes the states where polls have been released since Sunday. Coloring reflects the survey results. Within five points is shown as toss-up, while a spread of greater than 10 points yields the darkest blue/red. The lighter blue/red is for spreads of 6-10 points.
The full list of recent presidential polls can be found here, with the full set of polling averages also available.
In this recent batch of polls, Trump is doing better than might be expected in several blue states, including Wisconsin (Clinton +2), Maine (Clinton +5, but Trump +5 in 2nd District) and Minnesota (Clinton +6). Clinton is performing better in Florida (Clinton +5) and New Hampshire (Clinton +9) than in other recent polling.
Headlines
Rep. Louie Gohmert Running for Texas Attorney General Next Year
He's leaving a safe seat in an attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Ken Paxton
Live Results: Mississippi State Senate Special Election Runoff
No candidate received a majority of the vote on November 2; this runoff will fill a vacancy
Vermont Rep. Peter Welch Running to Replace Retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy
He has been the state's at-large House representative since being elected in 2006.
Texas Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to Retire
Now in her 15th term, she represents a safely Democratic Dallas-area district
North Carolina Democratic Rep. G.K. Butterfield to Retire in 2022
His district became somewhat less favorable in the redistricting maps recently approved by the state legislature
