Political Odds

December 31 Update: Donald Trump has yet to concede to Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential election amid claims of widespread fraud (though most Vegas political sportsbooks have paid out Biden bettors already). However, the biggest event right now is the Georgia Senate runoff on January 5, and all the top online election betting sites are offering odds on the races between Kelly Loeffler (R) and Raphael Warnock (D), and David Perdue (R) and Jon Ossoff (D).

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After a previous unprecedented election cycle that included one of the most jaw-dropping Presidential campaign seasons in history and that has unilaterally redefined politics in America, it would take a lot to shock us at this point. When we recognized the surge in popularity for bettors seeking Vegas election odds and betting lines, we weren’t surprised in the least.

In fact, this is one of the more sensible trends of the 2020 Presidential race that we’ve seen emerge. The American public and the International audiences have all been much more involved with this election than any other in US history. With endless coverage of every minuscule detail of the race, people are feeling more inclined to add some betting action to their politics this year.

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This guide is designed to provide additional insight for those interested in accessing current Vegas election odds for the 2020 Presidential election, as well as information on legally licensed and regulated offshore sportsbooks that accept political bets placed by US residents. We will provide brief biographies on each relevant candidates running for President, potential VP candidates and their odds, and valuable information about political betting options for the 2020 election cycle and all future upcoming US elections.

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Top Sportsbooks Offering Betting Odds
For The Presidential Election

Vegas Election Odds - President

• Kamala Harris +450
• Joe Biden +600
• Donald Trump Sr. +800
• Nikki Haley +1200
• Andrew Yang +1600
• Mike Pence +1600
• Michelle Obama +2000
• Pete Buttigieg +2000
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez +2500
• Bernie Sanders +2500
• Beto O'Rourke +2500
• Elizabeth Warren +2500
• John Kasich +2500
• Mark Cuban +2500
• Stacey Abrams +2500
• Andrew Cuomo +3000
• Tim Scott +3000
• Ted Cruz +3300

• Kamala Harris +400
• Joe Biden +500
• Mike Pence +600
• Nikki Haley +1400
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez +1600
• Ron DeSantis +1800
• Michelle Obama +2500
• Donald Trump Sr. +3300
• Andrew Yang +4000
• Josh Hawley +4000
• Pete Buttigieg +4000
• Tom Cotton +4000
• Bernie Sanders +5000
• Candace Owens +5000
• Charlie Baker +5000
• Chris Christie +5000
• Dan Crenshaw +5000
• Deval Patrick +5000
• Donald Trump Jr. +5000
• Mike Pompeo +5000
• Tulsi Gabbard +5000
• Amy Klobuchar +6600
• Beto O'Rourke +6600
• Condoleezza Rice +6600
• Cory Booker +6600
• Elizabeth Warren +6600
• Gavin Newsom +6600

• Kamala Harris +400
• Joe Biden +500
• Mike Pence +600
• Nikki Haley +1400
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez +1600
• Ron DeSantis +1800
• Michelle Obama +2500
• Donald Trump Sr. +3300
• Andrew Yang +4000
• Josh Hawley +4000
• Pete Buttigieg +4000
• Tom Cotton +4000
• Bernie Sanders +5000
• Candace Owens +5000
• Charlie Baker +5000
• Chris Christie +5000
• Dan Crenshaw +5000
• Deval Patrick +5000
• Donald Trump Jr. +5000
• Mike Pompeo +5000
• Tulsi Gabbard +5000
• Amy Klobuchar +6600
• Beto O'Rourke +6600
• Condoleezza Rice +6600
• Cory Booker +6600
• Elizabeth Warren +6600
• Gavin Newsom +6600

Remaining Candidates Still Alive In The 2020 Presidential Race

Relatively early on, the Presidential candidates were finally narrowed down to just two, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The Democratic field started with 27 candidates, but the field has slowly eroded away to the remaining candidate. Other Third-Party candidates and Independents were expected to run (and did so), but there were only two real candidates for the 2020 Presidential election. You can find valuable information on those two nominees and other potential candidates in our political news section.

With the 2020 general election all but over, it appears that Biden has the edge on Trump to win the White House. The results are sure to be contested, and you can bet that there will be plenty of betting lines and props on all the intrigue that's headed our way in the aftermath of November 3.

• Eric Swalwell
• Jay Inslee
• John Hickenlooper
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Richard Ojeda
• Seth Moulton
• Bill de Blasio
• Tim Ryan
• Beto O'Rourke
• Mark Sanford
• Wayne Messam
• Joe Sestak
• Steve Bullock
• Kamala Harris
• Julian Castro
• Marianne Williamson
• Cory Booker
• John Delaney
• Joe Walsh
• Andrew Yang
• Michael Bennet
• Deval Patrick
• Tom Steyer
• Pete Buttigieg
• Amy Klobuchar
• Michael Bloomberg
• Elizabeth Warren
• Tulsi Gabbard
• Bill Weld
• Bernie Sanders

Las Vegas Political Odds

Other Political Betting Options

In addition to betting on the 2020 Presidential election, there were other political betting options available to US bettors during the latest cycle. The following types of election betting lines can't be found in Vegas, but online, the political betting options are endless.

FAQ's Related To The Presidential Race

Vegas odds on the Presidential election have been a highly sought after commodity this year, and as the November 3rd Election Day neared, gamblers were becoming even more active on political betting lines.

Political wagering involves unique nuances and distinctions that other betting markets do not touch on and taps into a very personal and emotional segment of the wagering experience for American gamblers. Never before has a United States Presidential election been so volatile or included such controversy, and this could be the new norm.

Record-breaking early voting statistics are both a result of the most dramatic Presidential election in American history and a big influencer on the odds boards. The following are some of the most frequently asked questions concerning Vegas odds on the 2020 Presidential election and how bettors can participate in this popular trend that is taking the gambling entertainment industry by storm.

As long as your are placing your bets at a legally licensed and regulated online sportsbooks located outside of the United States, then yes, it is perfectly legal for US gamblers to bet on the 2020 Vegas election odds and all other election lines. The sportsbooks featured in this guide are all operating legally within the industry and offer legitimate wagering opportunities to American bettors. There are no US federal laws that prohibit Americans from enjoying online political betting at a legal online sports betting site that holds the proper credentials and operates overseas.

Unless you live in the state of Washington or Connecticut, state gambling laws do not make it illegal to participate in licensed online political betting from offshore destinations. However, the anti-online-betting laws in WA and CT are historically unenforced, though you proceed at your own risk.

Note: You will currently not find election odds at domestic Vegas sportsbooks or other physical or online venues based in the US. However, it usually isn't technically illegal for these books to offer political lines. Instead, state gaming regulators are simply reticent to offer such lines to the public. That's why offshore betting remains your best bet for political wagering.

You will find that the Vegas odds on the Presidential election do not always line up with the latest polls released by various media outlets. This is due to several reasons. First, the polls are often manipulated and manufactured in order to influence public perception and sway the masses. Secondly, political polls simply are not reliable due to the many variables involved in authentic polling and tracking.

When the oddsmakers are determining the relevant and current odds, they use a more effective and well-rounded series of data and research to reflect the actual pulse of the American voting public. It is in their best interest to achieve a clear and concise understanding of how the voters are leaning in order to ensure the integrity of the betting action and to minimize their risks. In many ways, the Vegas betting odds for who will win the Presidency are more reliable than any political poll.

While you will certainly find Vegas odds on who will become the next President of the United States, you will also find betting odds and lines that cover a host of other categories, including the following:

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• Which party will win the election
• Which candidate and which party will win the popular vote
• What percentage of the vote each candidate will receive
• How many states each candidate will win
• Which side individual states will fall on
• Presidential impeachment and removal

These are just a few of the samples that you’ll find. Various political props bets have also emerged as the Presidential debates took place.

While a simple Google search will yield various odds results, we recommend that you only consider the input of industry professionals. We strongly urge you to limit your betting action to only those online sportsbook destinations that have been vetted and approved by experienced analysts, such as the team that created this guide. In addition to verifying the legitimacy and quality of each sportsbook brand, we also analyze the betting odds, lines and paylines to ensure they are comparable with the Vegas bookmakers' consensus.

You will notice that if you compare the lines at the sportsbooks we recommend, you'll see different odds for the same categories and races. Most legitimate participants in the industry will usually all be pretty close to each other in terms of the odds, though you can sometimes find major outliers that can carry a nice 'presidential' profit. That's why we always recommend signing up at multiple books and shopping lines to find the best prices on every wager.

Just be careful of odds that look too good to be true, like a yuge payout on Donald Trump to win in 2020. Any book offering large positive moneylines on a Trump win are to be avoided. Remember: Questionable sportsbooks will offer unrealistic odds and betting lines to attract players in an effort to defraud or steal from them. Betting on politics online is very safe, as long as you are diligent and selective in where you place your bets.

Yes, you can vote for any candidate, regardless of your political affiliation or leanings. In fact, we encourage you not to limit your betting action to only those candidates that you would vote for. You may hate the front runner or love the underdog, and in both cases you would ‘feel’ in opposition to the odds. The odds are mathematically calculated predictions that may very well not line up with your personal preferences, but they show where the public is betting, and elections are public events.

The point of gambling is to win money, not to take a political stance. Using your voice to make a difference is what the voting booth is for, not the betting lines. Apply the odds logically to your specific strategy, whether you love going with long shots or playing it safe.

Our 2020 forecasts — presidential, Senate, House — are all now officially frozen, meaning we won’t be ingesting any new polls or updating the odds in any race. Instead, follow along on our Election Day Live blog as we track results in real-time. At the end of a loooooong campaign, here’s where we stand: Joe Biden is favored to beat President Trump (though Trump still has a 1-in-10 chance); Democrats have a 3-in-4 shot at taking back the Senate; and the House will most likely remain under Democratic control (Democrats might even expand their majority by a few seats). The big picture is clear: The overall electoral environment favors Democrats, which is one reason they have decent odds of controlling the presidency, Senate and House (a 72 percent chance, according to our forecast). Of course, there’s always the chance of a polling error, which tends to be correlated from state to state when it happens. Trump needs a bigger-than-normal error in his favor, but the real possibility that polls are underestimating Trump’s support is why he still has a path to win reelection. A 10 percent chance of winning is not a zero percent chance. In fact, that is roughly the same odds that it’s raining in downtown Los Angeles. And it does rain there. (Downtown L.A. has about 36 rainy days per year, or about a 1-in-10 shot of a rainy day.)

Political Odds Betting

• According to our final presidential forecast, Pennsylvania is the most likely tipping-point state, and a lot of Biden’s chances in the Electoral College hinge on what happens in the Keystone State. He leads Trump there by about 5 points in our polling average, but it’s not as large a margin as Biden might like. Last week, we gamed out what would happen if Biden lost Pennsylvania but won other Midwestern states like Wisconsin. (TL;DR there’s no clear Plan B for Biden.) Want to run through your own hypothetical scenarios? You now can with our interactive forecast that lets you explore the ways each candidate could win. We’re hoping to use this tool ourselves on election night to better understand Biden and Trump’s paths to victory, especially if the outstanding vote takes a while to be counted.
• Unless Trump or Biden has a really good night on Nov. 3, it’s pretty unlikely, though, that either of them will hit the 270 electoral votes needed to win by the end of the night. That doesn’t necessarily mean, though, that we won’t have a pretty good idea of who won. It’s all going to come down to how close some of the key battleground races are and whether a representative share of the vote can be reported, which won’t always be possible given the challenges of the pandemic. We’re tracking when we expect results in every state.