A divided America weighed up a stark choice for the nation’s future on November 5, as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris wrapped up their presidential campaigns and voters hit the polling stations.
As the first polls began to close in parts of Kentucky and Indiana, tens of millions of Americans added their ballots to the 84 million cast early as they chose between two candidates.
The votes are continuing to roll into today, Wednesday November 6, but after winning several swing states, Donald Trump has won the 2024 US Presidential Election, having reached the required 270 Electoral College votes.
Often a clear winner is known within hours of the polls closing in US elections, but in some cases it can take days – even weeks – for an official tally to be released, as each state is left to carry out their counting procedures.
In 2020, for example, Joe Biden wasn’t able to declare victory until November 7, four days after election day and after he won key swing state Pennsylvania.
Let’s take a look at 2020’s results and how they might compare to this year’s voter turnout.
How many votes did Trump get in 2020?
Trump received 232 votes in the Electoral College – not enough to grab the White House that year.
He did win 46.9% of the popular vote, however, grabbing 74,224,319 votes.
How many votes did Biden get in 2020?
In 2020, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the seat in the White House, beating Donald Trump with 306 votes in the Electoral College.
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Biden won 51.3% of the popular vote, bagging 81,284,666 total votes.
What States did Trump and Biden win in 2020?
What States did Trump win in 2020?
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- ME-2
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- NE-1
- NE-3
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
What States did Biden win in 2020?
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Maine
- ME-1
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- NE-2
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
How do the 2024 results compare?
Not all the votes have been counted yet, and we’re still waiting to find out who has won in the swing states of Nevada, Arizona and Michigan — though Trump is currently leading in all three.
In 2020, Biden won in Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as other swing states Pennsylvania and Georgia. For further updates, follow our live maps.
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