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US Election Polling Chartpack – September 22

by Tom Lake

Latest Updates:

Betting Market Probabilities:

  • After coming close to a dead heat, betting markets have swung back towards Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Biden's implied probability of becoming president stands at 53.6%, from a recent low of 49.5% on Sep 2. President Donald Trump's probability of winning stands at 44.8% from a high of 48.8% on Sep 2.

Electoral College Projections:

  • 270ToWin figures changed from polling projections to a consensus projection. The consensus total gives Joe Biden a total of 278 electoral college votes without any toss-up states.

Nationwide Polling:

  • 14 polls since last update with all but one showing Biden leading. Largest lead for Biden in that period was 11 points with Data for Progress on September 15 (53%/42%). Trump's sole lead came in a Pulse Opinion Research/Rasmussen Reports poll finished on 15 Sep, where Trump led Biden 47% to 46%.

Senate Polling:

  • South Carolina's US senate race added to the Senate Polling chartpack as Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison narrows the gap to long-serving incumbent Republican Senator Lindsay Graham. In the three most recent polls one has shown Graham leading, the other Harrison and the third a tie.
Chart 1. Electoral College Projections

Source: 270toWin, The Economist, FiveThirtyEight.com, PredictIt, Princeton Election Consortium, ElectoralVote, JHK Forecasts, RCP, CNN, NPR, Niskanen Center, Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, US News & World Report, Politico, Decision Desk HQ, Plural Vote, MNI

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