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US Election Polling Chartpack – September 4

by Tom Lake

Note: This article was amended on September 4 to include the Latest Updates section.

Latest Updates:

Betting Market:

  • Implied probability of a Biden win rises from 49.5% at last update on September 2 to 49.9% at the time of writing. In the same period, implied probability of a Trump win has fallen from 49.3% to 48.3%.

Electoral College Projections:

  • 270toWin: 17 votes from toss-up - 12 to Lean Biden, 5 to Lean Trump.
  • Economist: Lean Biden gains 11 votes, Toss-Up gains 7, Lean Trump loses 18.
  • PredicIt: Likely Biden gains 8 votes, Lean Biden gains 14, Tilt Biden loses 22, Likely Trump gains 3, Safe Trump loses 3.
  • PEC: Likely Biden gains 10, Leans Biden gains 43, Toss-Up loses 53.

Nationwide Polling:

  • Eleven polls added since last update all show Biden leading, with an average 49.9% support to Trump's 41.9%. Narrowest poll in that period shows Biden leading 49-45% from Rasmussen, a pollster that consistently has Trump at a higher level of support than other pollsters.

Swing State Polling:

  • Fox News releases a series of polls showing Joe Biden leading in Arizona (+9%), North Carolina (+4%) and Wisconsin (+8%).
  • Two Florida polls show a close race, with both Quinnipiac and Trafalgar (R) giving Biden a 3% lead.

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, Our Progr

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