November 3, 2020 · The Polarized Era · 538 electoral votes, 270 to win
The pandemic election: record mail voting drove turnout to 66% of eligible voters, the highest since 1900, and Biden rebuilt the blue wall while flipping Georgia and Arizona. The result was certified through an unprecedented wave of legal challenges and the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Elected
Joe Biden
Democratic
Electoral vote
306 of 538
Popular vote
51.3%
81,283,501 votes
Turnout
66.6%
VEP 65.3% · VAP 62.8%
The result
Joe Biden
Democratic · 51.31% of votes
306
electoral votes
Donald Trump
Republican · 46.85% of votes
232
electoral votes
Jo Jorgensen
Libertarian · 1.18% of votes
—
electoral votes
Howie Hawkins
Green · 0.26% of votes
—
electoral votes
EV share
Joe Biden
Democratic
Kamala Harris
306
81,283,501
51.31%
26
Donald Trump
Republican
Mike Pence
232
74,223,975
46.85%
25
Jo Jorgensen
Libertarian
Spike Cohen
—
1,865,535
1.18%
—
Howie Hawkins
Green
Angela Walker
—
407,068
0.26%
—
157,780,079 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
Alabama
Donald Trump · 62.0% · runner-up Joe Biden 36.6%
9
electoral votes
Alaska
Donald Trump · 52.8% · runner-up Joe Biden 42.8%
3
electoral votes
Arizona
Joe Biden · 49.4% · runner-up Donald Trump 49.1%
11
electoral votes
Arkansas
Donald Trump · 62.4% · runner-up Joe Biden 34.8%
6
electoral votes
California
Joe Biden · 63.5% · runner-up Donald Trump 34.3%
55
electoral votes
Colorado
Joe Biden · 55.4% · runner-up Donald Trump 41.9%
9
electoral votes
Connecticut
Joe Biden · 59.3% · runner-up Donald Trump 39.2%
7
electoral votes
Delaware
Joe Biden · 58.7% · runner-up Donald Trump 39.8%
3
electoral votes
District of Columbia
Joe Biden · 92.2% · runner-up Donald Trump 5.4%
3
electoral votes
Florida
Donald Trump · 51.2% · runner-up Joe Biden 47.9%
29
electoral votes
Georgia
Joe Biden · 49.5% · runner-up Donald Trump 49.2%
16
electoral votes
Hawaii
Joe Biden · 63.7% · runner-up Donald Trump 34.3%
4
electoral votes
Alabama
Donald Trump
62.0%
9
Joe Biden · 36.6%
Alaska
Donald Trump
52.8%
3
Joe Biden · 42.8%
Arizona
Joe Biden
49.4%
11
Donald Trump · 49.1%
Arkansas
Donald Trump
62.4%
6
Joe Biden · 34.8%
California
Joe Biden
63.5%
55
Donald Trump · 34.3%
Colorado
Joe Biden
55.4%
9
Donald Trump · 41.9%
Connecticut
Joe Biden
59.3%
7
Donald Trump · 39.2%
Delaware
Joe Biden
58.7%
3
Donald Trump · 39.8%
District of Columbia
Joe Biden
92.2%
3
Donald Trump · 5.4%
Florida
Donald Trump
51.2%
29
Joe Biden · 47.9%
Georgia
Joe Biden
49.5%
16
Donald Trump · 49.2%
Hawaii
Joe Biden
63.7%
4
Donald Trump · 34.3%
Idaho
Donald Trump
63.8%
4
Joe Biden · 33.1%
Illinois
Joe Biden
57.5%
20
Donald Trump · 40.5%
Indiana
Donald Trump
57.0%
11
Joe Biden · 41.0%
Iowa
Donald Trump
53.1%
6
Joe Biden · 44.9%
Kansas
Donald Trump
56.1%
6
Joe Biden · 41.5%
Kentucky
Donald Trump
62.1%
8
Joe Biden · 36.1%
Louisiana
Donald Trump
58.5%
8
Joe Biden · 39.9%
Maine
Joe Biden
53.1%
2
Donald Trump · 44.0%
Maryland
Joe Biden
65.4%
10
Donald Trump · 32.1%
Massachusetts
Joe Biden
65.6%
11
Donald Trump · 32.1%
Michigan
Joe Biden
50.6%
16
Donald Trump · 47.8%
Minnesota
Joe Biden
52.4%
10
Donald Trump · 45.3%
Mississippi
Donald Trump
57.6%
6
Joe Biden · 41.1%
Missouri
Donald Trump
56.8%
10
Joe Biden · 41.4%
Montana
Donald Trump
56.9%
3
Joe Biden · 40.5%
Nebraska
Donald Trump
58.2%
2
Joe Biden · 39.2%
Nevada
Joe Biden
50.1%
6
Donald Trump · 47.7%
New Hampshire
Joe Biden
52.7%
4
Donald Trump · 45.4%
New Jersey
Joe Biden
57.3%
14
Donald Trump · 41.4%
New Mexico
Joe Biden
54.3%
5
Donald Trump · 43.5%
New York
Joe Biden
60.9%
29
Donald Trump · 37.7%
North Carolina
Donald Trump
49.9%
15
Joe Biden · 48.6%
North Dakota
Donald Trump
65.1%
3
Joe Biden · 31.8%
Ohio
Donald Trump
53.3%
18
Joe Biden · 45.2%
Oklahoma
Donald Trump
65.4%
7
Joe Biden · 32.3%
Oregon
Joe Biden
56.5%
7
Donald Trump · 40.4%
Pennsylvania
Joe Biden
49.9%
20
Donald Trump · 48.7%
Rhode Island
Joe Biden
59.4%
4
Donald Trump · 38.6%
South Carolina
Donald Trump
55.1%
9
Joe Biden · 43.4%
South Dakota
Donald Trump
61.8%
3
Joe Biden · 35.6%
Tennessee
Donald Trump
60.7%
11
Joe Biden · 37.5%
Texas
Donald Trump
52.1%
38
Joe Biden · 46.5%
Utah
Donald Trump
58.1%
6
Joe Biden · 37.6%
Vermont
Joe Biden
66.1%
3
Donald Trump · 30.7%
Virginia
Joe Biden
54.1%
13
Donald Trump · 44.0%
Washington
Joe Biden
58.0%
12
Donald Trump · 38.8%
West Virginia
Donald Trump
68.6%
5
Joe Biden · 29.7%
Wisconsin
Joe Biden
49.5%
10
Donald Trump · 48.8%
Wyoming
Donald Trump
69.9%
3
Joe Biden · 26.6%
The state table accounts for 304 of Joe Biden's 306 official electoral votes; 229 of Donald Trump's 232 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.
The Congress it seated
117th Congress
2021–2023
Unified government
Senate
48–50 +2
Democratic control · Democratic–Republican +2 independents