Up to 10 states are considered swing states and could go in favor for either presidential candidate, but if the election was today, Obama appears to win a second term.
According to Real Clear Politics, which averages poll data from other pollsters, the ten "toss up" states are Colorado (9 Electoral College votes), Florida (29), Iowa (6), Michigan (16), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Ohio (18), Pennsylvania (20), Virginia (13), and Wisconsin (10).
According to RCP, when the ten toss up states are not included, Romney has a lead in the Electoral College with 206 votes.
The states favoring former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney so far are:
Alabama (9), Alaska (3), Arizona (11), Arkansas (6), Georgia (16), Idaho (4), Indiana (11), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8), Mississippi (6), Missouri (10), Montana (3), Nebraska (5), North Carolina (15), North Dakota (3), Oklahoma (7), South Carolina (9), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (38), Utah (6), West Virginia (5), and Wyoming (3).
President Barack Obama, with the 10 toss up states not included, are behind five Electoral College votes with 201.
The number of states favoring Obama is less compared to Romney but hold a bigger number of electoral votes.
California (55), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), District of Columbia (3), Hawaii (4), Illinois (20), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), Minnesota (10), New Jersey (7), New Mexico (5), New York (29), Oregon (7), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), and Washington (12).
But when the ten toss up states are put to vote, it appears Obama will win by 281 to Romney's 257 Electoral College votes.
According to RCP, the ten toss up states will so far fall for the following candidates:
Colorado (9): Romney
Florida (29): Romney
Iowa (6): Obama
Michigan (16): Obama
Nevada (6): Obama
New Hampshire (4): Obama
Ohio (18): Obama
Pennsylvania (20): Obama
Virginia (13): Romney
Wisconsin (10): Obama
The final presidential debate is set for this upcoming Monday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m. EDT and could help change or ensure the current predictions on the toss up states. The 90-minute debate will be moderated by Bob Schieffer of CBS News with the theme of foreign policy from the toss up state of Florida.