2020 US Elections: Probability of Biden winning the presidency at 60% – ANZ

Based on current polling, we put the probability of Vice President Biden winning the presidency at 60%. There is still more than two months to go and thus plenty of time for things to change. A close race is likely to be contentious, with both sides likely to question the legitimacy. President Trump has said he may not accept the result, economists at ANZ bank inform.

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“On current polling, we put the probability of Biden winning at 60% Should Biden win, the odds of Democrats controlling Congress are a toss-up. There is no scenario in which Biden wins and Republicans get control of the House.”

“On current polling, we put the probability of Trump winning at 40%. If Trump wins, the most likely scenario is a divided Congress. The odds of a Trump win and a clean sweep of Congress by Republicans are low, while a sweep of Congress by the Democrats is lower (<1%).”

“The FiveThirtyEight model is based on polling data and fundamentals. As of 31 August, the model predicts: Biden a 68% chance of winning Biden wins 316 electoral college votes vs Trump 222 Biden secures 52% of the national vote vs Trump 46%.”

“The Economist’s model is based on polling, voter turnout and fundamentals. As of 31 August, Biden has an 87% chance of winning the electoral college and a 98% chance of winning the popular vote. Biden is forecast to pick up between 215 and 424 electoral votes (mean 343) and Trump 114–323 (mean 195).”