Oct. 08 Obama 349   McCain 174   Ties 15 Senate: Dem 56   GOP 43   Ties 1 House: Dem 246   GOP 188   Ties 1   Senate map and races Downloadable polling data Previous report Next report Strong Dem (228) Weak Dem (49) Barely Dem (72) Exactly tied (15) Barely GOP (11) Weak GOP (63) Strong GOP (100) 270 Electoral votes needed to win Map algorithm explained Presidential polls today: AK CO FL IN MN NC NH NJ NV OH OK PA WI Dem pickups (vs. 2004): CO FL IA MO NV NM OH VA GOP pickups (vs. 2004): (None)   WWW www.electoral-vote.com