Presidential electoral votes by state dataHouse and Senate results data
Presidential results based onAll electoral college votes called
Electoral college votes by state
In most states, electoral votes are distributed on a winner-takes-all basis. In Maine and Nebraska, the electoral votes can be split between candidates.
House of Representatives
434 out of 435 races calledSenate
34 out of 35 races calledLatest news you need to know:
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Joe Biden was elected president of the US, winning the battleground state of Pennsylvania to reach the 270 votes needed to secure a majority in the electoral college. Donald Trump rejected the outcome, saying his opponent was “rushing to falsely pose as the winner”.
Mr Trump has won North Carolina. Georgia certified its result after a hand recount showed that Mr Biden had carreid the state by just over 12,000 votes.
Mr Biden also won Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona, according to race calls by the Associated Press. Mr Trump carried Florida, Texas, Ohio and Iowa.
Some states’ counts have taken long to complete because of the large number of postal votes cast in the election. More than 100m Americans voted early or by post.
Control of the Senate came down to two Georgia elections that were decided in run-offs on January 5. In one of the two races, Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated the Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. In the other race, Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff has a narrow lead over Republican incumbent David Perdue. If Republicans win either race, they will retain control of the Senate. If Democrats win both races, they will control an evenly-divided Senate through the casting vote of incoming vice-president Kamila Harris.
The Democrats have maintained control of House of Representatives with a reduced majority.
Are the candidates performing as expected?
Electoral votes by state
Expected Biden
Solid Democrat (203 electoral votes in total)
caCalifornia called democratctConnecticut called democratdcWashington DC called democratdeDelaware called democrathiHawaii called democratilIllinois called democratmaMassachusetts called democratmdMaryland called democratmeMaine (Statewide) called democratme1Maine (District 1) called democratnjNew Jersey called democratnmNew Mexico called democratnyNew York called democratorOregon called democratriRhode Island called democratvaVirginia called democratvtVermont called democratwaWashington called democrat
Leaning Democrat (23 electoral votes in total)
coColorado called democratmnMinnesota called democratnhNew Hampshire called democrat
Toss-up (187 electoral votes in total)
azArizona called democratne2Nebraska (District 2) called democratmiMichigan called democratwiWisconsin called democratnvNevada called democratpaPennsylvania called democratflFlorida called republicaniaIowa called republicanohOhio called republicantxTexas called republicanme2Maine (District 2) called republicanncNorth Carolina called republicangaGeorgia called democrat
Expected Trump
Leaning Republican (48 electoral votes in total)
inIndiana called republicanksKansas called republicanmoMissouri called republicanmtMontana called republicanscSouth Carolina called republicanutUtah called republicanakAlaska called republican
Solid Republican (77 electoral votes in total)
alAlabama called republicanarArkansas called republicanidIdaho called republicankyKentucky called republicanlaLouisiana called republicanmsMississippi called republicanndNorth Dakota called republicanneNebraska (Statewide) called republicanne1Nebraska (District 1) called republicanne3Nebraska (District 3) called republicanokOklahoma called republicansdSouth Dakota called republicantnTennessee called republicanwvWest Virginia called republicanwyWyoming called republican
Which states have flipped?
States won by Joe Biden that Donald Trump won in 2016
AZArizona11 delegates
NE-2Nebraska (District 2)1 delegates
MIMichigan16 delegates
WIWisconsin10 delegates
PAPennsylvania20 delegates
GAGeorgia16 delegates
No states have been won by Donald Trump that Hillary Clinton won in 2016
Methodology
The FT 2020 results page displays US presidential, Senate and House races as called by the Associated Press. We categorise states into “expected” categories based on pre-election polls. States where the difference in poll numbers between Biden and Trump is more than 10 percentage points are classified as states we expect to be solidly in favour of one candidate. States where the race is within 5 percentage points and states that Trump won by less than a percentage point in 2016 are classified as expected ‘toss-up’ states. If a state had less than two polls in the 60 days prior to election day, we use the Cook Political Report Electoral College Ratings to assign it a rating. We consider Cook’s ‘likely’ and ‘lean’ states ‘leaning’.
Party breakdown numbers for the outgoing Senate include two Independents who caucus with Democrats as Democrats. Party breakdown numbers for the outgoing House of Representatives do not include five vacant seats and one Libertarian. Historical presidential results data comes from the Federal Election Commission and Daily Kos.
Reporting, data analysis, design and development by David Blood, Max Harlow, Joanna S Kao, Emma Lewis, Caroline Nevitt, Ændrew Rininsland, Martin Stabe, Cale Tilford and Christine Zhang. Additional work by Fan Fei, Brooke Fox, Keith Fray, Sarah Habershon, Eli Meixler, Jane Pong, and Aleksandra Wisniewska.
