Presidential Election Electoral College Map Projection: November 06th – 11:15 AM EST

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The final general election horary forecast has Mitt Romney projected to win 295 electoral votes while Barack Obama would win in states worth 243 electoral votes, according the forecasting model using political contest horary in conjunction with polling trends of the 11 key swing states over the past 13 days.  The 11 key swing states are those won by President Obama in 2008 and thought to be competitive in 2012. The states collectively hold 146 Electoral College votes and include Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Below is the contest horary data of the 11 key swing states, using Intrade predictions  and  the latest non-partisan polling data to project the winner:

Colorado:
Romney 50% vs. Obama 48 – November 1st, 2012 2:59 PM EDT, Asbury Park, N.J. – Rasmussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Romney at 52% – Obama 48% chance.
Predicted Winner: 50-48 Romney — a surprise for many

Florida:
Romney 50% vs. Obama 48% -October 26th, 2012 8:37 AM EDT, Asbury Park, N.J. – Rasmussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Romney at 52% – Obama 48% chance.
Predicted Winner: 51-48 Romney –closer then expected.

Iowa:
Obama 49% vs. Romney 49%  – November 5th, 2012 2:28 PM EST, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Ramussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 69% – Obama 42% chance
Predicted Winner: 50-48 Romney — many don’t expect this

Michigan:
Obama 51% vs. Romney 47%  – November 1st, 2012 9:26 AM EST, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Ramussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 94% – Romney 14% chance
Predicted Winner: 50-48 Obama — closer than expected

Nevada:
Obama vs. Romney  – October 24th, 2012 08:22 AM EDT, Asbury Park, N.J. – Rasmussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 80% – Romney 12% chance
Predicted Winner: 51-48 Obama — much closer than expected

New Hampshire:
Obama 50% vs. Romney 48% – November 5th, 2012 2:28 PM EST, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Ramussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 67% – Obama 33% chance
Predicted Winner: 50-48 Romney — may be a true bellwether of the popular vote

North Carolina:
Romney 52 vs. Obama 46  – October 27th, 2012 8:59 AM EDT, Asbury Park, N.J. – Rasmussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Romney at 79% – Obama 20% chance
Predicted Winner: 53 – 45 Romney — not as close as expected

Ohio:
Obama vs. Romney  – Obama 50% vs. Romney 48% – November 5th, 2012 10:49 AM EST, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Ramussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 65% – Romney 31% chance
Predicted Winner: 50-49  Romney — the surprise of the night

Pennsylvania:
Obama vs. Romney  – Obama 47% vs. Romney 47% – November 5th, 2012 4:29 PM EST, Winter Gardens, FL  – Gravis Marketing
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 83% – Romney 15% chance
Predicted Winner: 50-48  Obama —  much closer than expected

Virginia:
Obama 48% vs. Romney 50%  – November 5th, 2012 8:53 AM EST, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Ramussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 60% – Romney 39% chance
Predicted Winner: 51 -48 Romney — very close

Wisconsin:
Obama 49% vs. Romney 49%  – November 1st, 2012 11:35 AM EDT, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Ramussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 77% – Romney 22% chance
Predicted Winner: 51-49 Romney — a real squeaker and surprise

Final Swing State Daily Tracking Of The Combined 11 Key States:
Obama 46% vs. Romney 50% – October 29th, 2012 10:15 AM EDT, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Rasmussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 60% – Romney 39% chance
Predicted Winner: 51-48 Romney — extremely close electoral college race

National:
Obama (48%) vs. Romney (49%) – November 06th, 2012 7:36 AM EST, Asbury Park, N.J.  – Rasmussen Reports
Intrade Odds On Favorite: Obama at 70% – Romney 30% chance
Predicted Winner: 50 -48 Romney — very close, by a razor-thin margin.

	FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver	William Stickevers, Political Contest Horary	FINAL RESULT
Colorado	Obama	Romney 50%	Obama
Florida	Obama	Romney 51%	Obama
Iowa	Obama	Romney 50%	Obama
Michigan	Obama	Obama 51%	Obama
New Hampshire	Obama	Romney 50%	Obama
North Carolina	Romney	Romney 53%	Romney
Ohio	Obama	Romney 50%	Obama
Pennsylvania	Obama	Obama 50%	Obama
Virginia	Obama	Romney 51%	Obama
Wisconsin	Obama	Romney 51%	Obama
Electoral College (based on Final Swing State Daily Tracking Of The Combined 11 Key States)	Obama	Romney 51%	Obama
National	Obama	Romney 50%	Obama