Former United States President Donald Trump won the presidency again, defeating Democratic Party nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election, according to the Associated Press.
Tens of millions of voters across the United States flocked to voting booths to cast ballots for the presidential election and elections for the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, governorships and tax cuts. votes.
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, pollsters predicted a neck-and-neck race between former Trump and Harris.
But hours after voting ended, a clear picture of the election result emerged even as the vote count The call has continued in most states and five states have not yet been called.
Here’s what happened — and the key takeaways from Election Day.
Where do Trump and Harris stand at the end of election night?
- Electoral College vote: Trump received 277 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press news agency, surpassing the 270 needed to win the election. The AP projected results in 45 states, as well as the District of Columbia, where Harris is expected to win. He called Trump a victory in 27 of those states and Harris in 18.
- National popular vote: The vote count is still underway, but according to AP, the popular vote totals stand at 51 percent for Trump and 47.5 percent for Harris. Trump won more than 71.7 million votes, while Harris won more than 66.9 million votes.
- Swing States: The outcome of the elections depends on the outcome of seven battleground states. Out of the Swing StatesAP predicted a Trump victory in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Who rules in other states?
- Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Michigan and Nevada have not yet been called.
- So far, Trump leads in four of those five states: Arizona by 5 percentage points, Michigan by 2 points, Nevada by 5 points, and Alaska by 15 percentage points.
- Harris leads Maine by 9 percentage points.
Trump makes inroads into Black and Latino communities
Traditionally, Trump has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans over his racist and derogatory comments on black people.
However, this time, Republican efforts to attract black and Latino voters appear to have paid off.
The demographics of black voters in the United States have always voted Democratic in the past. But nationally this year, Trump received 20% of the black vote, according to an AP poll. He won 12% of the community’s vote in 2020. The AP poll also showed Trump received more Latino votes than in 2020.
Women’s vote
It was the first election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending women’s right to terminate pregnancies across the United States. Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for the verdict, made possible by the appointment of three conservative judges to the highest court.
Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance were also accused of several sexist comments.
And the Harris campaign has highlighted Trump’s stance on reproductive rights in an effort to appeal to female voters, creating a contrast with herself and her bid to become the first female president of the United States.
However, the first national exit polls, released while voting was underway, showed that Harris had the support of 54 percent of women, fewer than Biden in 2020, when he had the support of 54 percent of women. by 57 percent.
Changing voter trends by age
Support for Harris has declined slightly among younger voters, according to an AP poll. About half of voters under 30 supported Harris, compared to about 60% in the age group who supported Biden in 2020, according to the survey.
More than four in ten young voters supported Trump this year, an increase from the one-third who supported him in 2020.
In the key swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin, Trump saw a five percentage point increase from 2020 among votes under 45, according to exit polls.
The Republican candidate has lost some support among older voters. In Wisconsin, Trump lost 11 percentage points of support among voters older than 65 compared to 2020, while in Michigan he lost 6 percentage points of support among that demographic.
Congressional elections: Republicans overthrow the Senate
THE The Republican Party has taken control of the Senate, ending four years of Democratic leadership in the upper house of Congress.
As many as 33 Senate seats were up for grabs this year, about a third of the chamber’s 100 seats. Before this election, the Senate had 47 Democrats and four independent senators who caucused with the party, giving Democrats the 51 members needed to make up the majority. Democrats needed to hold on to every possible seat to stay in power. However, Republicans – who previously had 49 members – claimed the Senate by flipping two seats.
In Ohio, incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown lost his seat to Republican Bernie Moreno. In West Virginia, incumbent independent Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat was won by Republican Jim Justice, who defeated Democrat Glenn Elliot by a comfortable margin of 41 percentage points.
Republicans retained their seat in Texas, where Senator Ted Cruz won a third term. More than 60 races have yet to be called for the House. However, Republicans are performing well in the polls and have a chance to strengthen their 220-212 majority in the House.
Democrat Sarah McBride won the open-door Delaware seat, becoming the first transgender person to be elected to Congress.
