About

This site was founded with a blog by renowned pollster Nate Silver, who was its editor in chief for a long time.

It has been owned by the New York Times, ESPN and now ABC News. Its name refers to the number electors in the United States…

…electoral college.

The site has won many awards for best political site.

Silver compiles polling data and provides analysis and predictions through a unique methodology. He gained some bad press when he wildly miscalculated the winner the 2016 presidential election.

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Type of pubilcation Media & News Publisher
Writer(s) Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux