The attention on most polls are on the battleground states while some other states seem to be a lock for either President Barack Obama or former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
One state that seems to be a deadlock for President Obama is New York.
Although some of the counties in the state lean Republican, the presidential election has seen Obama lead by an average 26.3 percentage points ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
And will it probably remain that way despite the second presidential debate that look place in Hempstead, Long Island, New York earlier this week.
According to Real Clear Politics (RCP), a Quinnipiac poll from September has Obama as 62 percent to Romney's 34 percentages. The margin of error is a slim 2.5 percent.
Most polls gathered by RCP also present Obama with a guaranteed 29 Electoral College votes from the Empire State, which is tied for the third largest Electoral College votes in the US along with Florida and behind Texas (30 electoral votes) and California (55 electoral votes).
In order to win the presidency, 270 electoral votes are needed, and RCP's latest average show Romney now ahead in the projected count, although other polls do maintain Obama will the lead.
While 131 electoral votes in the "toss up" category, Romney at the moment shown to likely carry 206 Electoral College votes, up five from Obama's 201 electoral votes.
The "toss up" states are predictably the swing states, such as Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
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