The US 2020 election results
The Economist’s breakdown of the votes for the president, Senate and House of Representatives
JOE BIDEN is set to become the 46th president of the United States. The decisive moment came four days after the election, when he secured Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral-college votes, taking his tally past the 270 needed to win the White House. Georgia, the last state called for Mr Biden, on November 13th, took his final total to 306 votes. North Carolina topped off Donald Trump’s count at 232. Although the Democrats won the presidency, a record turnout did not deliver the decisive blow they had hoped for. Read our latest election coverage here.
As in 2016 Mr Trump outperformed his rival in rural parts of the country, whereas Mr Biden racked up votes in the cities. The map above displays the election results at the county level, with clusters of metropolitan cities in blue surrounded by less-populous cities and towns in red. Counties where votes are still being counted are grey.
Democratic hopes of a blue wave were dashed, but victory in the two run-off elections in Georgia has given them a de facto majority.
Democrats retained control of the House of Representatives.
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Sources: Decision Desk HQ; The Economist
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