PUBLISHED Sep. 9, 2024, at 9:45 AM

Explore The Ways Trump Or Harris Could Win The 2024 Election

Use our "what-if" tool to pick a winner in each state and see how it would change 538's 2024 presidential election forecast.

Click to pick a winner for each state.*
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Candidates can't be selected if they start off with less than a 1.5% chance of winning that state. States are displayed in the order of forecasted margin of victory.
Select a scenario to see how it changes the race.
Trump carries the Sun Belt
Trump wins Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, flipping all three states from 2020
Harris carries the Rust Belt
Harris wins Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, matching Biden’s 2020 outcome in those states
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There is a less than 1 out of 100 chance of no Electoral College winner.
In this scenario, Harris wins 55 out of 100 times.
In this scenario, Trump wins 45 out of 100 times.
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Candidates can't be selected if they start off with less than a 1.5% chance of winning that state. States are displayed in the order of forecasted margin of victory.
Trump carries the Sun Belt
Trump wins Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, flipping all three states from 2020
Harris carries the Rust Belt
Harris wins Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, matching Biden’s 2020 outcome in those states