Biden's popular vote margin over Trump was 7M+ (not 8.)
US election results 2020: Joe Biden's defeat of Donald Trump
Georgia recertifies election results, confirming Biden’s victory, despite Trump’s continued refusal to formally concede
Niko Kommenda, Antonio Voce, Frank Hulley-Jones, Anna Leach and Seán Clarke
Tue 8 Dec 2020 05.21 ESTLast modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 22.18 EST
JOE BIDEN
306
electoral college votes
81,281,888 votes
DONALD TRUMP
electoral college votes
74,223,251 votes
232
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Georgia recertifies election results, confirming Biden’s victory, despite Trump’s continued refusal to formally concede
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Key states to watch
The race for the presidency is usually decided in a small number of key battleground states that switch party allegiance between elections.
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Arizona
11 electoral college votes
Winner called 3 months ago
Est. vote count 100%
Candidate Votes Percent
Joe Biden 1,672,143 49.4%
Donald Trump 1,661,686 49.1%
Jo Jorgensen 51,465 1.5%
Why does it matter?
Arizona last voted Democratic for President in 1996, but the state has become increasingly competitive as the Hispanic share of the electorate has grown. The Democrats managed to gain a number of seats in the 2018 midterms here.
Florida
29 electoral college votes
Winner called 3 months ago
Est. vote count 100%
Candidate Votes Percent
Donald Trump 5,668,731 51.2%
Joe Biden 5,297,045 47.9%
Jo Jorgensen 70,324 0.6%
Why does it matter?
Florida has voted with the eventual winner in all but one presidential election since 1964. It is also the swing state with the largest population and the most electoral college votes.
Georgia
16 electoral college votes
Winner called 3 months ago
Est. vote count 100%
Candidate Votes Percent
Joe Biden 2,473,633 49.5%
Donald Trump 2,461,854 49.3%
Jo Jorgensen 62,229 1.2%
Why does it matter?
Long a Republican stronghold, southern Georgia has recently become more of a battleground state due to its growing black electorate. In the 2018 governor’s election, Republican Brian Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams by just 1.4 percentage points.
Michigan
16 electoral college votes
Winner called 3 months ago
Est. vote count 100%
Candidate Votes Percent
Joe Biden 2,804,040 50.6%
Donald Trump 2,649,852 47.8%
Jo Jorgensen 60,381 1.1%
Why does it matter?
Trump won Michigan by just 0.2 percentage points in 2016 – the narrowest margin of any state. In the six elections prior, the state consistently voted Democratic. I stand corrected