# Best viewing of election results without a TV. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 6, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055 "2018-11-06T04:45:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/1 "2018-11-06T04:45:07Z")
I am anxiously waiting the results of the mid term elections. I have no TV, but I have internet. Would appreciate up to the minute results and projections. Any suggestions on where to look? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/2 "2018-11-06T04:52:25Z")
All the big news sites (like CNN and the networks) should have results. Also Politico: > **[Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by State & Analysis](https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/)** > > Get real-time 2018 election results & live maps by state. POLITICO's coverage of the 2018 midterm races for Senate, House, Governors & Key Ballot Measures. But a local TV, newspaper site will also have local results (your state legislature…) Anyone remember who was the first to call that Trump would win? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/3 "2018-11-06T07:08:15Z")
In 2016, Google was updating election tallies every 30 seconds on Election Night. Not sure they’ll do it again, or what the search words to refresh were or would be. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/4 "2018-11-06T12:32:38Z")
I’m in the same boat. I only use my TV for streaming and DVDs. During the special elections of 2017, the new york times had a good website layout and constant updates about election results. I’ll probably use them again this year. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/5 "2018-11-06T12:49:25Z")
There’s got to be something on YouTube. I seem to recall using that last time. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/6 "2018-11-06T12:52:58Z")
If it’s okay with the OP, can we make this thread our official “Watching Party” thread? ---
**Author:** ![Melcalc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melcalc/32/468_2.png) [@Melcalc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melcalc)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/7 "2018-11-06T13:27:52Z")
I second **Wesley Clark**. WAPO/NYT’s websites are pretty competent with their election reporting, especially with their visualizations. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/8 "2018-11-06T13:30:29Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > There’s got to be something on YouTube. I seem to recall using that last time. Perhaps a C-SPAN stream would work well for this. Or, if you’re willing to go old-school, turn on the radio and find your local public radio station. ---
**Author:** ![Melcalc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melcalc/32/468_2.png) [@Melcalc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melcalc)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/9 "2018-11-06T14:06:51Z")
538 also has a nice livecast as races are getting called. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/10 "2018-11-06T14:46:23Z")
> [@Melcalc](#): > > 538 also has a nice livecast as races are getting called. I’ll second this one. Their liveblogs are consistently excellent and informative. Ditto for Nate Cohn on the NYT’s Upshot. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/11 "2018-11-06T15:09:04Z")
Do you have a radio? NPR will have election coverage. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/12 "2018-11-06T15:12:33Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > If it’s okay with the OP, can we make this thread our official “Watching Party” thread? Super-duper. Great idea. Then I won’t be watching alone. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/13 "2018-11-06T15:15:51Z")
New York Times will have “the needle” showing an aggregate view of how the fight for the House is looking: > **[What Is the Needle? (Published 2018)](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/upshot/needle-election-night-2018-midterms.html)** > > And other questions about our live election forecasts. That will be my primary site. They also have had good race-by-race results in recent elections. 538 does decent blogging. If you want commentary with your data, I’d go there. I have non-election-watching plans for tonight, so I’ll just be checking the NYT periodically. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/14 "2018-11-07T00:31:48Z")
Thanks all! I am locked and loaded! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/15 "2018-11-07T01:05:20Z")
YouTube gives you the network feeds, btw. Watching NBC right now, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/16 "2018-11-07T05:01:01Z")
[https://www.predictit.org/markets/1/US-Elections](https://www.predictit.org/markets/1/US-Elections) The Predicit page on the election is also a good way of checking the big picture and in particular the red/blue arrows are a good indicator of what happened relative to expectations. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-viewing-of-election-results-without-a-tv/824055/17 "2018-11-07T05:10:49Z")
> [@Lantern](#): > > [PredictIt](https://www.predictit.org/markets/1/US-Elections) > > The Predicit page on the election is also a good way of checking the big picture and in particular the red/blue arrows are a good indicator of what happened relative to expectations. That should be red/green arrows and they are actually less useful now since it appears they are reset at midnight (Eastern Time) but it’s still a good page for a quick overview.