The race to 270
A presidential candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the White House. Most states predictably vote red or blue, but a small handful swing either way and make up the main election battlegrounds. What does it take to win the presidency?
UPDATED Nov. 6, 2016
270 votes to win
Choose which states swing red or blue
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Favors Republicans
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Favors Democrats
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Favors Third-party
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Projected outcome: Hillary Clinton wins the race
Projected outcome: Donald Trump wins the race
Tap a state below to swing red or blue
Updated Nov. 3: This predicted electoral vote totals on this page were updated to reflect the total of both strong and likely support of each candidate.
Updated Oct. 21: This page was updated to include the potential for third-party candidates winning states, and the bars at the top of the page reflect only states that strongly favor a specific party outcome.
Source: Times reporting
Photo credits: Los Angeles Times, Associated Press