Tuesday, November 3, 2020
2020 presidential election results
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic) and running mate Kamala Harris won with 306 electoral votes and 51.3% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Wisconsin, D+0.6 (nation D+4.5). It delivered electoral vote number 270 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden Won | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 306 | 81,268,773 | 51.31% | 26 |
| Donald J. Trump (Donald Trump) | Mike Pence | Republican | 232 | 74,216,728 | 46.86% | 25 |
| Others | — | Various | 0 | 2,890,933 | 1.79% | — |
| Total popular votes counted | 158,376,434 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Click on state name for access to source used for this data.
The APP excludes "over" and "under" votes in the total votes cast, which also impacts the vote percentage for candidates.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Joseph R. Biden | Donald J. Trump | Others | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 36.6% | 62.0% 9 | 1.4% | 25.5 | 9 | 2,323,282 |
| Alaska | 42.8% | 52.8% 3 | 4.4% | 10.1 | 3 | 359,530 |
| Arizona | 49.4% 11 | 49.1% | 1.6% | 0.3 | 11 | 3,387,326 |
| Arkansas | 34.8% | 62.4% 6 | 2.8% | 27.6 | 6 | 1,219,069 |
| California | 63.5% 55 | 34.3% | 2.2% | 29.2 | 55 | 17,500,881 |
| Colorado | 55.4% 9 | 41.9% | 2.7% | 13.5 | 9 | 3,256,952 |
| Connecticut | 59.2% 7 | 39.2% | 1.6% | 20.0 | 7 | 1,824,280 |
| Delaware | 58.8% 3 | 39.8% | 1.4% | 19.0 | 3 | 504,010 |
| District of Columbia | 92.2% 3 | 5.4% | 2.5% | 86.8 | 3 | 344,356 |
| Florida | 47.9% | 51.2% 29 | 0.9% | 3.4 | 29 | 11,067,456 |
| Georgia | 49.5% 16 | 49.3% | 1.3% | 0.2 | 16 | 4,997,716 |
| Hawaii | 63.7% 4 | 34.3% | 2.0% | 29.5 | 4 | 574,469 |
| Idaho | 33.1% | 63.8% 4 | 3.1% | 30.8 | 4 | 868,014 |
| Illinois | 57.5% 20 | 40.6% | 1.9% | 17.0 | 20 | 6,033,744 |
| Indiana | 41.0% | 57.0% 11 | 2.0% | 16.1 | 11 | 3,033,121 |
| Iowa | 44.9% | 53.1% 6 | 2.0% | 8.2 | 6 | 1,690,871 |
| Kansas | 41.6% | 56.2% 6 | 2.2% | 14.7 | 6 | 1,372,303 |
| Kentucky | 36.2% | 62.1% 8 | 1.8% | 25.9 | 8 | 2,136,768 |
| Louisiana | 39.9% | 58.5% 8 | 1.7% | 18.6 | 8 | 2,148,062 |
| Maine | 53.1% 2 | 44.0% | 2.9% | 9.1 | 2 | 819,461 |
| Maine CD-1 | 60.1% 1 | 37.0% | 2.9% | 23.1 | 1 | 443,112 |
| Maine CD-2 | 44.8% | 52.3% 1 | 2.9% | 7.4 | 1 | 376,349 |
| Maryland | 65.4% 10 | 32.2% | 2.5% | 33.2 | 10 | 3,037,030 |
| Massachusetts | 65.6% 11 | 32.1% | 2.3% | 33.5 | 11 | 3,631,403 |
| Michigan | 50.6% 16 | 47.8% | 1.5% | 2.8 | 16 | 5,539,301 |
| Minnesota | 52.4% 10 | 45.3% | 2.3% | 7.1 | 10 | 3,277,171 |
| Mississippi | 41.1% | 57.6% 6 | 1.3% | 16.6 | 6 | 1,313,759 |
| Missouri | 41.4% | 56.8% 10 | 1.8% | 15.4 | 10 | 3,025,962 |
| Montana | 40.6% | 56.9% 3 | 2.5% | 16.4 | 3 | 603,640 |
| Nebraska | 39.4% | 58.5% 2 | 2.1% | 19.2 | 2 | 951,712 |
| Nebraska CD-1 | 41.1% | 56.0% 1 | 2.9% | 14.9 | 1 | 321,886 |
| Nebraska CD-2 | 52.0% 1 | 45.5% | 2.6% | 6.5 | 1 | 339,666 |
| Nebraska CD-3 | 22.3% | 75.4% 1 | 2.3% | 53.0 | 1 | 294,831 |
| Nevada | 50.1% 6 | 47.7% | 2.3% | 2.4 | 6 | 1,405,376 |
| New Hampshire | 52.7% 4 | 45.4% | 1.9% | 7.4 | 4 | 806,205 |
| New Jersey | 57.3% 14 | 41.4% | 1.3% | 15.9 | 14 | 4,549,353 |
| New Mexico | 54.3% 5 | 43.5% | 2.2% | 10.8 | 5 | 923,965 |
| New York | 60.9% 29 | 37.8% | 1.4% | 23.1 | 29 | 8,594,826 |
| North Carolina | 48.6% | 49.9% 15 | 1.5% | 1.4 | 15 | 5,524,804 |
| North Dakota | 31.8% | 65.1% 3 | 3.1% | 33.4 | 3 | 361,819 |
| Ohio | 45.2% | 53.3% 18 | 1.5% | 8.0 | 18 | 5,922,202 |
| Oklahoma | 32.3% | 65.4% 7 | 2.3% | 33.1 | 7 | 1,560,699 |
| Oregon | 56.5% 7 | 40.4% | 3.2% | 16.1 | 7 | 2,374,321 |
| Pennsylvania | 50.0% 20 | 48.8% | 1.2% | 1.2 | 20 | 6,915,283 |
| Rhode Island | 59.4% 4 | 38.6% | 2.0% | 20.8 | 4 | 517,757 |
| South Carolina | 43.4% | 55.1% 9 | 1.5% | 11.7 | 9 | 2,513,329 |
| South Dakota | 35.6% | 61.8% 3 | 2.6% | 26.2 | 3 | 422,609 |
| Tennessee | 37.5% | 60.7% 11 | 1.9% | 23.2 | 11 | 3,053,851 |
| Texas | 46.5% | 52.1% 38 | 1.5% | 5.6 | 38 | 11,315,056 |
| Utah | 37.7% | 58.1% 6 | 4.2% | 20.5 | 6 | 1,488,289 |
| Vermont | 66.1% 3 | 30.7% | 3.2% | 35.4 | 3 | 367,428 |
| Virginia | 54.1% 13 | 44.0% | 1.9% | 10.1 | 13 | 4,460,524 |
| Washington | 58.0% 12 | 38.8% | 3.3% | 19.2 | 12 | 4,087,631 |
| West Virginia | 29.7% | 68.6% 5 | 1.7% | 38.9 | 5 | 794,652 |
| Wisconsin | 49.5% 10 | 48.8% | 1.7% | 0.6 | 10 | 3,298,041 |
| Wyoming | 26.6% | 69.9% 3 | 3.5% | 43.4 | 3 | 276,765 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 2020
- Georgia Joseph R. Biden by 11,779 votes (0.24 pts)
- Arizona Joseph R. Biden by 10,457 votes (0.31 pts)
- Wisconsin Joseph R. Biden by 20,682 votes (0.63 pts)
- Pennsylvania Joseph R. Biden by 80,555 votes (1.16 pts)
- North Carolina Donald J. Trump by 74,483 votes (1.35 pts)
- Nevada Joseph R. Biden by 33,596 votes (2.39 pts)
- Michigan Joseph R. Biden by 154,188 votes (2.78 pts)
- Florida Donald J. Trump by 371,686 votes (3.36 pts)
Flipped since 2016
- Arizona: Republican → Democratic (11 EV)
- Georgia: Republican → Democratic (16 EV)
- Michigan: Republican → Democratic (16 EV)
- Pennsylvania: Republican → Democratic (20 EV)
- Wisconsin: Republican → Democratic (10 EV)
County and town results from each state’s certified document are on the state pages for 2020.
Source: 2020
Questions and answers
Who won the 2020 presidential election?
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic) won the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes, with Kamala Harris as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 2020?
Joseph R. Biden 306; Donald J. Trump 232 (out of 538).
Who won the popular vote in 2020?
Joseph R. Biden received the most popular votes: 81,268,773 (51.3%) of 158,376,434 counted.
What was the closest state in 2020?
Georgia, which Joseph R. Biden won by 11,779 votes (0.24 points).
Which states flipped in 2020?
Compared with 2016, 5 states changed party: Arizona (to Democratic), Georgia (to Democratic), Michigan (to Democratic), Pennsylvania (to Democratic) and Wisconsin (to Democratic).
What was the tipping-point state in 2020?
Wisconsin. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 270; it voted Democratic by 0.6 points, against Democratic by 4.5 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. Source last updated 03/03/2021. How we use this data