Election Betting Odds

By Maxim Lott and John Stossel

Why This Beats Polls Odds from FTX.com, Betfair, Smarkets, and PredictIt How People Bet

Informal Presidential Election betting markets flourished in 19th century Wall Street, but have been illegal since the 1930s, and remain so in the United States. During this time, however, bettors managed to correctly predict 11 out of the 15 presidential election outcomes ( Source ). The next US Presidential Election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. Democratic incumbent Joe Biden, who started his presidency at age 77, will be 81 on Election Day. In a rare occurrence, the incumbent was not favored in the opening election odds.

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Odds for this page are averaged between FTX.com, Betfair and Smarkets

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About these odds and FAQ By Maxim Lott and John Stossel Odds update every minute

Copyright 2020, FTX.com

State elections and the Electoral College vote happen at two separate times of the year. Betting lines can be found on both polls through online sportsbooks. Bettors simply need to visit an online internet sports betting site where they will be able to place bets on the outcomes of voting during the 2020 Presidential Election. Electoral votes hold a lot of weight and sports betting sites have listed the USA election odds of each state's results.

How to Bet On State Elections

State election odds can be found at internet sports betting platforms. A user only needs to find the political category tab and click on it. Once that’s been done, there will be a list of state election odds as well as other wagers that are related to the 2020 Presidential Election.

Members can pick and choose the states they would like to bet on and which way they believe that state will vote. If interested gamblers are not yet members of such websites, this network will recommend the best sites to join. After a simple sign up process, follow the above instructions to begin legally betting on state elections.

Bettors must go online to bet on politics, as state-regulations generally prevent sportsbooks from offering betting lines on voting matters. Without the structure in place, the only legal place is online sites.

Senate Election Odds

Senate election odds are another sub-category of wagers listed within the political section of a sportsbook. There will be quite a few bets to choose from. Bookmakers come up with the odds by making calculations based on the way of the polls and how they show each party’s progress. Bettors can either choose the best bets using the sports betting site’s choices or if they follow the news themselves or just have a gut feeling, then they can always gamble on the Senate election odds in that way. There is no wrong way to gamble as it will always be called a gamble.

House Election Odds

Just like there are Senate odds, there will be House election odds listed for bets. There is no telling what House wagers will be found on a sportsbook as they all differ just like their odds for each bet. Finding these bets is easy and gambling on them is even easier. If you are a person that thinks politics is boring, put some money on these wagers and watch how much more exciting the subject becomes. Even prop bets can be useful to make some side cash.

Electoral College By State

Each state has a set amount of electors that are given a certain amount of votes. There are 538 votes nationwide for the Electoral College. Some states count more than others just like with regular election voting, because they have more people. One important concept to understand in US elections is the concept of swing states. Swing states are the states that can “swing” an election in a certain candidate’s favor if they win them over. They are the states each person in an election is hoping to have in their back pocket both by the public and with the Electoral College vote. This year, important swing states include Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan and Wisconsin, with Georgia, Ohio and Texas in contention as well. If a candidate receives 270 Electoral College votes or more they have the majority vote to win the election.

  • Electoral College Winner - Alabama
  • Donald Trump -10000
  • Joe Biden +1400
  • Electoral College Winner - Alaska
  • Donald Trump -1600
  • Joe Biden +700
  • Electoral College Winner - Arkansas
  • Donald Trump -10000
  • Joe Biden +1400
  • Electoral College Winner - Arizona
  • Joe Biden -120
  • Donald Trump -110
  • Electoral College Winner - California
  • Joe Biden -2900
  • Donald Trump +900
Election
  • Electoral College Winner - Colorado
  • Joe Biden -2000
  • Donald Trump +800
  • Electoral College Winner - Connecticut
  • Joe Biden -4000
  • Donald Trump +1000
  • Electoral College Winner - Delaware
  • Joe Biden -4000
  • Donald Trump +1000
  • Electoral College Winner - Florida
  • Donald Trump -200
  • Joe Biden +150
  • Electoral College Winner - Georgia
  • Donald Trump -190
  • Joe Biden +145
  • Electoral College Winner - Hawaii
  • Joe Biden -4000
  • Donald Trump +1000

Us Presidential Election Oddschecker

  • Electoral College Winner - Idaho
  • Donald Trump -10000
  • Joe Biden +1400
Bet
  • Electoral College Winner - Illinois
  • Joe Biden -4000
  • Donald Trump +1000
  • Electoral College Winner - Indiana
  • Donald Trump -2000
  • Joe Biden +800
  • Electoral College Winner - Iowa
  • Donald Trump -350
  • Joe Biden +245
  • Electoral College Winner - Kansas
  • Donald Trump -2900
  • Joe Biden +900
  • Electoral College Winner - Kentucky
  • Donald Trump -6000
  • Joe Biden +1200
  • Electoral College Winner - Louisiana
  • Donald Trump -6600
  • Joe Biden +1200
  • Electoral College Winner - Maine
  • Joe Biden -950
  • Donald Trump +525
Presidential
  • Electoral College Winner - Maryland
  • Joe Biden -6600
  • Donald Trump +1200
  • Electoral College Winner - Massachusetts
  • Joe Biden -5000
  • Donald Trump +1100
  • Electoral College Winner - Michigan
  • Joe Biden -280
  • Donald Trump +205
  • Electoral College Winner - Minnesota
  • Joe Biden -430
  • Donald Trump +290
  • Electoral College Winner - Mississippi
  • Donald Trump -2500
  • Joe Biden +850
  • Electoral College Winner - Missouri
  • Donald Trump -2900
  • Joe Biden +900
  • Electoral College Winner - Montana
  • Donald Trump -1400
  • Joe Biden +650
  • Electoral College Winner - Nebraska
  • Donald Trump -6000
  • Joe Biden +1200
  • Electoral College Winner - Nevada
  • Joe Biden -450
  • Donald Trump +300
  • Electoral College Winner - New Hampshire
  • Joe Biden -550
  • Donald Trump +350
  • Electoral College Winner - New Jersey
  • Joe Biden -3300
  • Donald Trump +950
  • Electoral College Winner - New Mexico
  • Joe Biden -900
  • Donald Trump +500
  • Electoral College Winner - New York
  • Joe Biden -2500
  • Donald Trump +850
  • Electoral College Winner - North Carolina
  • Donald Trump -145
  • Joe Biden +110
  • Electoral College Winner - North Dakota
  • Donald Trump -10000
  • Joe Biden +1400
  • Electoral College Winner - Ohio
  • Donald Trump -300
  • Joe Biden +220
  • Electoral College Winner - Oklahoma
  • Donald Trump -10000
  • Joe Biden +1400
  • Electoral College Winner - Oregon
  • Joe Biden -2000
  • Donald Trump +800
  • Electoral College Winner - Pennsylvania
  • Joe Biden -180
  • Donald Trump +135
  • Electoral College Winner - Rhode Island
  • Joe Biden -5000
  • JDonald Trump +1100
  • Electoral College Winner - South Carolina
  • Donald Trump -4000
  • Joe Biden +1000
  • Electoral College Winner - South Dakota
  • Donald Trump -6600
  • Joe Biden +1200
  • Electoral College Winner - Tennessee
  • Joe Biden -120
  • Donald Trump -110
  • Electoral College Winner - Texas
  • Donald Trump -430
  • Joe Biden +290

Us Presidential Election 2020 Odds

  • Electoral College Winner - Utah
  • Donald Trump -5000
    Joe Biden +1100
  • Electoral College Winner - Vermont
  • Joe Biden -5000
  • Donald Trump +1100
  • Electoral College Winner - Virginia
  • Joe Biden -1900
  • Donald Trump +750
  • Electoral College Winner - Washington
  • Joe Biden -4000
  • Donald Trump +1000
  • Electoral College Winner - West Virginia
  • Donald Trump -10000
  • Joe Biden +1400
  • Electoral College Winner - Wisconsin
  • Joe Biden -290
  • Donald Trump +210
  • Electoral College Winner - Wyoming
  • Donald Trump -10000
  • Joe Biden +1400