With only 45 days left until election day, the race for 270 electoral college votes is still too close to call. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump need 270 electoral college votes to win the presidency. Both candidates will be paying attention to toss-up states such as FloridaNorth Carolina and Arizona.

Latest prediction

Electoral college votes
 
CLINTON
250
 
TRUMP
171
 
141
109
117
66
105
 Solid 
 Leaning
 
 Toss-up
 
 Leaning 
 Solid

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Donald Trump suggested at a town hall on “African-American issues” on Wednesday that he would institute a nationwide version of “stop-and-frisk”, a controversial policing tactic, to reduce crime in predominantly black communities. Polls show large majorities of African-Americans oppose it.

Where are the closest races?

The candidates are focusing their attention on states where the races are too close to call. These toss-up states are shown in the table below, which ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia by polling average, showing the closest races first.
STATEPOLL MARGINELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES
Florida
Trump +0.129
North Carolina
Trump +1.215
Arizona
Trump +2.211
Nevada
Trump +2.36
Ohio
Trump +2.518
Colorado
Clinton +2.59
Georgia
Trump +4.416
Virginia
Clinton +4.613
Wisconsin
Clinton +510
Michigan
Clinton +5.216

Who is leading in national opinion polls?

National polling average based on four-way race (%)
35404550Jul 1, 2016Sep 22AugSep39.8 Trump41.4 Clinton
The chart above displays the two leading presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Two other candidates with significant support are Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, who is polling at 8.8 per cent, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who is polling at 2.8 per cent. Read about our methodology.
All national opinion polls
DATEPOLLSTERCLINTONTRUMPSAMPLE*
Sep 15 - 16Associated Press-GfK45%39%1,251 LV
Sep 20 - 21Rasmussen Reports39%44%1,000 LV
Sep 16 - 19NBC News, Wall St. Jrnl43%37%922 LV
Sep 15 - 19Reuters, Ipsos37%39%1,111 LV
Sep 18 - 19Economist, YouGov40%38%936 RV
Sep 12 - 18NBC News, SM45%40%13,320 LV
Sep 11 - 14FOX News41%40%867 LV
Sep 12 - 13Rasmussen Reports40%42%1,000 LV
Sep 9 - 13CBS News, NY Times42%42%1,433 LV
Sep 10 - 13Economist, YouGov42%40%926 RV
Sep 8 - 13Quinnipiac41%39%960 LV
Sep 8 - 12Reuters, Ipsos39%39%1,127 LV
Sep 5 - 11NBC News, SM42%40%16,220 RV
Sep 7 - 8Gravis43%40%2,348 LV
Sep 5 - 8ABC News, Wash Post46%41%642 LV
Sep 6 - 7Rasmussen Reports43%39%1,000 LV
Sep 1 - 5Reuters, Ipsos40%38%1,084 LV
Sep 4 - 6Economist, YouGov40%38%955 RV
Aug 28 - Sep 1GWU, Battleground42%40%1,000 LV
Aug 29 - Sep 4NBC News, SM41%37%32,226 RV
* RV indicates registered voters; LV indicates likely voters
Methodology: The FT poll tracker is based on Real Clear Politics (RCP) data and updates at least five times a day as polls are added by RCP staff.
The poll tracker is based on a four-way race, which includes Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, Republican candidate Donald Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein. In states where Stein is not on the ballot (Nevada, Oklahoma and South Dakota), a three-way polling