Less than two months away from the 2016 Presidential Elections in November, map projections and predictions based on numerous polls for what the electoral college vote outcome could potentially look like - state by state - are gaining more and more attention.

In this article, Latin Post has compiled four such map projections side-by-side for easy viewability and simple comparison. The electoral projections from the sites 270toWin, Freedom's Lighthouse, Real Clear Politics as well as University of Virginia's Center for Politics are exhibited and they are compared to their previous numbers one month ago.

270toWin - Clinton Clinches with 273 to Trump's 191

In this first map we see the state-by-state projections provided by website 270toWin.com which aggregates the ratings from 9 organizations (Sabato's Crystal Ball, Cook Political Report, Rothenberg-Gonzales Political Report, Associated Press, NBC Political Unit, The Fix (Washington Post), ABC News, NPR, CNN) to come up with a composite forecast for the election.

These numbers were last updated on September 19, 2016 and they virtually present no change since August 20, 2016 when Latin Post last checked upon the progression of this map.


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Freedom's Lighthouse - Clinton Leads with 217 vs. Trump's 180

This state-by-state electoral vote projection provided by website FreedomsLighthouse.net gives Clinton the lead with 217 electoral votes, 37 more than Trump's 180 but does not having Clinton clinching. The tossup vote count equates to 141 coming from swing states Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Florida, North Carolina, Virgina and others.

The website mentions that the projections are based on several factors including polls and the voting pattern of the state in previous presidential elections as well as the quantity of polls available. This visual represents the projections as of September 24 and it projects a decrease for Clinton since last month in August 19, 2016 when Latin Post also checked upon the statistics. Back then, Freedom's Lighthouse presented Clinton leading with 273 and Trump trailing with 164. There were 101 tossup votes. Both candidates lost numbers but Clinton the most, shedding a total of 56 electoral votes.

RealClear Politics Projections - Clinton Leads with 198 vs. Trump's 165

Here is another projection map compiled by Real Clear Politics as of September 25 that takes polling data form more than 10 sources including ABC News/Wash Post, LA Times/USC Tracking, Economist/YouGov, NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl, McClatchy/Marist, Reuters/Ipsos, Associated Press-GfK, FOX News, CBS News/NY Times and others.

Similar to Freedom's Lighthouse projection, RealClearPolitics compliation shows:

Clinton - 198 electoral votes (CA, WA, OR, NM, MN, IL, NY, VT, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD, DC, HI)

Trump - 165 electoral votes (TX, UT, ID, MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, LA, AR, MO, AL, MS, TN, KY, IN, WV, SC, AK

Tossup - 170 electoral votes (NV, AZ, CO, IA, WI, MI, OH, PA, NH, ME, VA, NC, GA, FL)

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When compared to the data presented by the same site almost one month ago (exactly on August 28, 2016), Clinton lost a total of 74 electoral votes from 272 to to the current 198 while Trump gained 11 electoral votes from 154 to the current 165.

University of Virginia's Center for Politics - Clinton Clinches with 272 vs. Trump's 215

Sabato's Crystal Ball projects tossup states Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia will lean towards Clinton giving the former Secretary of State 272 electoral votes vs. Trump's 215. Trump on the other hand would take Ohio, Arizona, Iowa and Georgia but Clinton's 272 would allow her to clinch the presidency. This projection illustrates the organization's last update on September 19, 2016 and shows a decrease since the organization's previous update on August 18, 2016 which showed Clinton leading with 348 electoral votes versus Trump's 190.