Oct. 18 Obama 349   McCain 171   Ties 18 Senate: Dem 59   GOP 41   House: Dem 249   GOP 185   Ties 1   Senate map and races Downloadable polling data Previous report Next report Strong Dem (250) Weak Dem (36) Barely Dem (63) Exactly tied (18) Barely GOP (16) Weak GOP (18) Strong GOP (137) 270 Electoral votes needed to win Map algorithm explained Presidential polls today: AK CA CO FL MO MS ND NV OR PA TX WY Dem pickups (vs. 2004): CO FL IA MO NV NM OH VA GOP pickups (vs. 2004): (None)   WWW www.electoral-vote.com