United States Presidential Election Results Overview

Donald Trump has secured the presidency of the United States, achieving a historic second term. His victory was confirmed upon surpassing the crucial 270 electoral college vote threshold with a win in Wisconsin, and he subsequently gained additional key battleground states. Concurrently, the Republican Party is poised to gain control of the Senate and holds a lead in the most recent count of seats within the House of Representatives. A candidate must secure 270 of the 538 available electoral college votes to win the White House. The number of votes allocated to each state varies based on its population size. Typically, the candidate who receives the most votes in a state is awarded all of that state’s electoral college votes. This year, Donald Trump won several of the most intensely contested battleground states, which had previously voted for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in 2020. Trump’s victory was confirmed following a projected win in Wisconsin. He also secured the swing states of Nevada, Michigan, North Carolina, and Georgia. Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes, was identified as a significant state to monitor. The state has been projected in favor of Trump. Information presented alongside the article detailed the voting patterns in each county of Pennsylvania. Within Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris garnered support in the major cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Scranton, while Trump prevailed in other areas. Significantly, Trump reversed a 2020 Democratic win in Erie, a county in northwestern Pennsylvania that has consistently voted for the victorious presidential party in every election since 2008. Arizona remains the final state among the seven pre-election battlegrounds and is the sole state yet to announce its results. In 2020, Biden secured Arizona by a narrow margin of 10,000 votes; however, Trump is presently ahead of Harris with approximately three-quarters of the votes tallied. Elections were also held for both Houses of Congress. Historically, a president’s agenda is considerably easier to advance when their party holds a majority in both legislative chambers. The Republican Party has already secured control of the Senate, having gained three seats from the Democrats in West Virginia, Montana, and Ohio. With the presidency also secured, Republican Vice President-elect JD Vance is set to serve as president of the upper chamber. Not all results have been declared for the lower chamber, the House of Representatives. All 435 seats were contested, and several have transitioned to new control. Control of the House requires 218 seats; the Republican Party held this prior to election day. The ultimate tallies will ascertain if they maintain their lead. Initial results indicate that Donald Trump’s victory was not propelled by a single demographic group or geographical region, but rather by cumulative small gains across numerous locations. US exit polls contribute to understanding voting patterns among various demographic groups nationwide. Exit poll data is subject to updates throughout the night. The most recent figures indicate that women largely favored Harris, with 53% supporting her compared to 45% for Trump, though potentially not by the margins her campaign had anticipated. Exit polls from 2020 showed 57% of women supported Joe Biden, a figure broadly comparable when accounting for the margin of error. Regarding racial demographics, Trump held a lead among white voters, who constitute the largest single group, while Harris was favored by black voters. Harris also maintained a lead among Hispanic voters, although Trump’s support within this group has risen by over 10 points compared to 2020. Notably, Trump achieved a substantial increase in support from male Latino voters, marking an 18-point rise from 2020. This report was produced by Wesley Stephenson, Becky Dale, Christine Jeavans, Libby Rogers, Alison Benjamin, Zak Datson, Muskeen Liddar, Erwan Rivault, John Walton, Callum Thomson, Rob England, Phil Leake, Daniel Wainwright, and Natalie Sherman. Copyright 2024 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC disclaims responsibility for the content of external websites and provides information regarding its approach to external linking.