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''FiveThirtyEight'' is a poll site started and initially led by Nate Silver. The name is taken from the total number of [[Electoral College]] votes available.<ref>The total number of votes equals the number of Representatives (435) plus the number of Senators (100) plus the three electoral votes which the District of Columbia is allowed (they are allowed no fewer than the number the least-populous state is allowed; since every state is allowed two Senators and one Representative, they have at least three votes).</ref> The FiveThirtyEight website has been acquired by [[ABC News]] (owned by Disney), and Nate Silver announced his departure from it in April 2023 amid layoffs by the owner [[Disney]] at that time.<ref>https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/fivethirtyeight-nate-silver-leaves-abc-news-disney-layoffs-1235594060/</ref>
'''FiveThirtyEight''' is a poll site started and initially led by Nate Silver. The name is taken from the total number of [[Electoral College]] votes available.<ref>The total number of votes equals the number of Representatives (435) plus the number of Senators (100) plus the three electoral votes which the District of Columbia is allowed (they are allowed no fewer than the number the least-populous state is allowed; since every state is allowed two Senators and one Representative, they have at least three votes).</ref> The FiveThirtyEight website has been acquired by [[ABC News]] (owned by Disney), and Nate Silver announced his departure from it in April 2023 amid layoffs by the owner [[Disney]] at that time.<ref>https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/fivethirtyeight-nate-silver-leaves-abc-news-disney-layoffs-1235594060/</ref>
The site wrongly predicted that [[Hillary Clinton]] would defeat [[Donald Trump]] in 2016. Its predictions seem to be left-leaning and its audience is probably mostly [[liberal]]. It is most useful as a "worst-case" type of prediction, rather than as a prophetic assessment.
The site wrongly predicted that [[Hillary Clinton]] would defeat [[Donald Trump]] in 2016. Its predictions seem to be left-leaning and its audience is probably mostly [[liberal]]. It is most useful as a "worst-case" type of prediction, rather than as a prophetic assessment.