2008 Presidential Battleground Ratings

Total Electoral Votes
(270 needed to win)

Obama - 197 (safe/likely) + 63 (lean) = 260
McCain - 160 (safe/likely) + 67 (lean) = 227
Toss-ups = 51

Toss-Ups

• Colorado (9)
• Nevada (5)
• New Hampshire (4)
• Ohio (20)
• Virginia (13)

Lean McCain

• Florida (27)
• Indiana (11)
• Missouri (11)
• Montana (3)
• North Carolina (15)

Lean Obama

• Michigan (17)
• Minnesota (10)
• New Mexico (5)
• Pennsylvania (21)
• Wisconsin (10)

Safe/Likely McCain

• Alabama (9)
• Alaska (3)
• Arizona (10)
• Arkansas (6)
• Georgia (15)
• Idaho (4)
• Kansas (6)
• Kentucky (8)
• Louisiana (9)
• Mississippi (6)
• Nebraska (5)
• North Dakota (3)
• Oklahoma (7)
• South Carolina (8)
• South Dakota (3)
• Tennessee (11)
• Texas (34)
• Utah (5)
• West Virginia (5)
• Wyoming (3)

Safe/Likely Obama

• California (55)
• Connecticut (7)
• Delaware (3)
• Hawaii (4)
• Illinois (21)
• Iowa (7)
• Maine (4)
• Maryland (10)
• Massachusetts (12)
• New Jersey (15)
• New York (31)
• Oregon (7)
• Rhode Island (4)
• Vermont (3)
• Washington (11)
• D.C. (3)