Here we go. This is the first in a series of analyses for the 2012 elections. For this analysis, I am including all state head-to-head polls collected over the past two months as “current” polls, or the most recent poll before that if there are no “current” polls. There are still eight states and D.C. that have not been polled yet.
Obama | Romney |
88.6% probability of winning | 11.4% probability of winning |
Mean of 306 electoral votes | Mean of 232 electoral votes |
Following 100,000 simulated elections, Obama wins 88,623 times and Romney wins 11,377 times (and Romney also gets the 468 ties). Obama receives (on average) 306 to Romney’s 232 electoral votes. This suggests that, if this election was held now, Obama would have a 88.6% probability of winning and Romney would have a 11.4% probability of winning.