New Features on 270toWin

Here are some of the most recent updates on the site along with a chronology of feature changes in recent years. To keep up with the latest site information, please follow us on Twitter or like our Facebook page. Keep up with the latest political news here.

2021

• January 25:  Historical presidential maps updated to numerically reflect split votes (instead of stripes). All available electoral votes for each state are displayed on the maps, including faithless and votes not cast.

• January 24:  Launch of 2024 electoral map. The map will change for 2024 based on the 2020 Census. Toggle between the (projected) votes for 2024 and actual for 2020

2020

• December 31: 2022 Senate interactive map is available

• August 16:  U.S. House election history 1982-2018 added to each state's history.

• August 13:  State House View added. Will be especially relevant in the case of an electoral college tie.

• July 6:  2020 Presidential Election Simulator and Battleground 270 (25,000 daily simulations)

• May 26: Follow the most recent Senate polls; link to detailed polling for each state

• May 21:  Added an electoral map based on polling as well as one based on PredictIt markets. First maps to use the new timeline feature: see how the map changes over time.

• May 7:  Updated Elected Officials Lookup tool

• April 9: General election poll pages introduced as Biden becomes presumptive nominee

• March 21:  Link to all articles in our 'Road to 270' series.

• January 15: A running list of the latest Democratic primary polls. Alternately, choose the most recent one in each state.

2019

• December 18: Change history with the updated historical interactive maps. Add or modify candidates, parties and colors.

• December 7: 2020 Democratic Delegate Calculator: Monitor the progress of each candidate as they pursue the nomination; create your own delegate forecast

• November 24: Site redesign launched. Larger maps and responsive to different screen display sizes

• June 5: Tracking 2020 general election polls: Trump vs. prospective Democratic challengers

• June 4: Democratic delegate estimates based on state polls: Select a state. A fully interactive calculator to follow later this year.

• June 3: Looking ahead to redistricting after 2020 Census, added legislature party control interactive maps for State Senate and State House

• April 3: 2020 Election Calendar as well as delegate and polling content for the 2020 Democratic and Republican nominations

• February 18: The Road to 270 winning combinations calculator is available. It is below the 2020 electoral map

• January 24: Launch of 2020 House Interactive Map

• January 18: Color chooser added to 2020 Electoral College Map, including tilt ratings and 3rd party

• January 16: Launch of 2019-20 Governor Interactive Map

2018

• December 19: 2020 Census will lead to an updated 2024 electoral map. Check out the projected changes -- the map is interactive

• December 13: Launch of 2020 Senate Interactive Map

• October 9: Latest Senate polls, all on a single page

• September 24: A table view is now available for the House Interactive Map

• September 22: 2018 House Election Simulator is released

• August 8: Tilt ratings option and color chooser now available for all 2018 interactive maps: Senate, House, Governor

• July 9: Contact information for all U.S. Senators, along with election-related filters

• June 26: 270toWin begins carrying live election results

• June 19:  New color palette options added to Interactive Senate Map

• March 30: Interactive electoral maps under different apportionment approaches

• March 1: Midterm elections (November 6th) countdown clock

• February 28: House map updated for Pennsylvania redistricting. Pre-2018 election boundaries are here.

• January 23: Upgraded House interactive map is launched

2017

• December 20: New census figures released; updating the projected 2024 electoral map

• November 17: Updated the governor interactive map to reflect the results of the two 2017 elections. 36 seats to be contested in 2018.

• November 1: Upgraded Elected Officials Lookup incorporating address autocomplete. Added legislator address, phone number and social media accounts

• October 31: 2018 Pundit Senate Race Ratings with 'Battle for Control' feature

• October 9: View the House members not seeking reeelection in 2018

• July 19: A one-page look at how each state has voted since 1900

• June 6: 2020 interactive electoral map launched. Includes full split support for Maine & Nebraska, as well as a 3rd party option.

• March 15: There are 2 gubernatorial elections in 2017, 36 in 2018. Create your forecast with the governor interactive map

• February 25: Can Democrats retake the House in 2018? Create your forecast with the House interactive map

• February 6: Don't like the results? Change the rules! Our Gaming the Electoral College feature is updated for the 2016 election

• January 31: 2018 Senate interactive map is live. Create and share your forecast for the races that will decide control

• January 12: 2016 Map added to historical elections timeline

• January 12: Projected 2024 electoral votes by state

2016

• December 21: 2020 Presidential Election Countdown Clock

• December 19: Follow along live as we fill in a map as the Electors vote (now redirects to 2016 historical map) 

• November 8: Follow along live as we fill in the maps on election night: President, Senate, House, Governor

• November 4: Poll closing times for 2016

• September 25: Electoral Maps derived from FiveThirtyEight analytical model. Part of our constantly updated pundit forecasts

• July 27: A running list of the most recent President and Senate polls

• July 1: 2016 Senate race ratings and polls. See who's ahead in the 34 races that will determine control of the Senate in 2017

• May 30: The simulator returns for 2016. New features include the ability to run the simulation based on actual poll closing times

• April 22: Change history with the full set of 57 historical interactive electoral maps.

• April 5: Will any Republican reach 1,237 delegates to win the nomination before the convention? Game it out with this interactive calculator.

• March 18: Candidate delegate maps show placement, delegates in each primary/caucus and % of remaining delegates needed to secure nomination. 

• February 26: Margin of victory maps are back! See how competitive each state was for each election since 1972.

• February 1: Primary and caucus season is underway. Follow along with our delegate maps, which let you filter based on time, contest type and allocation method; select any state on the map to see the polls and additional info.

• January 11: A redesigned Senate interactive map lets you look at the current Senate, create and share a 2016 forecast and see the composition of the 2017 Senate based on that prediction.