Presidential election, 2020

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2020 Presidential Election
Date: November 3, 2020
Presidential candidates
Republican Party Donald Trump
Democratic Party Joe Biden
Green Party Howie Hawkins
Libertarian Party Jo Jorgensen
Overviews
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Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes.[1]

Biden was sworn in on January 20, 2021, becoming the oldest president to take office at 78 years old. His running mate, former Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), became the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president.

Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections. Prior to Trump, George H.W. Bush (R) was the last president to lose his re-election campaign in 1992.

The election took place on November 3, 2020. The following four candidates qualified to appear on enough state ballots to win a majority—at least 270 electoral votes—in the Electoral College:

Ballotpedia identified 13 battleground states. Click here to learn more about these key states.

This page provides an overview of the race with information on the following topics:

Presidential candidates

See also: Presidential candidates, 2020, and Timeline of announcements in the presidential election, 2020

The following four notable candidates ran for president. Notable candidates include individuals who have qualified to appear on enough state ballots to win a majority—at least 270 electoral votes—in the Electoral College.[2] A complete list of candidates registered with the Federal Election Commission can be found here.


Donald Trump (R)
Joe Biden (D)
Howie Hawkins (G)
Jo Jorgensen (L)


Vice presidential candidates

See also: Vice presidential candidates, 2020

The following vice presidential candidates were selected at national party conventions or named by the party's presumptive presidential nominee.


Mike Pence (R)
Kamala Harris (D)
Angela Nicole Walker (G)
Spike Cohen (L)

Presidential election results

See also: Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election

Results by state

National results


Presidential election results, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
51.3
 
81,282,632 306
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
46.9
 
74,223,234 232
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.2
 
1,864,873 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
402,795 0
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Roque De La Fuente (multiple running mates) (Alliance Party)
 
0.1
 
88,214 0
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Gloria La Riva (multiple running mates) (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.1
 
84,905 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.0
 
67,906 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
59,924 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
 
0.0
 
49,764 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.0
 
35,260 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
6,791 0
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Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
 
0.0
 
6,647 0
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Jade Simmons (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
6,534 0
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Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)
 
0.0
 
5,949 0
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Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)
 
0.0
 
5,394 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
4,844 0
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Jesse Ventura/Cynthia McKinney (Green Party of Alaska)
 
0.0
 
3,284 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (C.U.P.)
 
0.0
 
3,171 0
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Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Independent)
 
0.0
 
2,843 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Independent)
 
0.0
 
2,662 0
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Sheila Tittle (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,806 0
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Connie Gammon/Phil Collins (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,475 0
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J.R. Myers/Tiara Lusk (Life and Liberty)
 
0.0
 
1,372 0
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,241 0
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H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)
 
0.0
 
1,175 0
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Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)
 
0.0
 
856 0
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Kyle Kenley Kopitke (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
815 0
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Ricki Sue King/Dayna Chandler (Genealogy Know Your Family History Party)
 
0.0
 
546 0
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Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Independent)
 
0.0
 
497 0
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Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
409 0
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Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)
 
0.0
 
317 0
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Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)
 
0.0
 
213 0
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Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Independent)
 
0.0
 
175 0
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Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)
 
0.0
 
141 0
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Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)
 
0.0
 
126 0
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Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)
 
0.0
 
29 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.1
 
183,120 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 158,401,939

0 states have not been called.


Results by Congressional district

In the 2020 presidential election, Biden received the most votes in 224 Congressional districts. Trump received the most votes in 211 Congressional districts.[3]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district
Candidate Districts won
Joe Biden Democratic Party 224
Donald Trump Republican Party 211

Results by county

Ballotpedia uses four categories to describe a county's voting pattern based on the three previous presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. In addition to these categories, a county is also determined as either Democratic or Republican based on how it voted in the most recent election. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


The map below shows county-level presidential election results from 2012 to 2020. A county shaded blue voted for Biden in 2020 and a county shaded red voted for Trump

County lists

Click on the tabs below to view lists of all counties included in this analysis broken down by party, as well as populations and margins of victory from 2012 to 2020.

Lawsuits related to the 2020 presidential election

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election results subject to lawsuits and recounts

The following is a list of post-election lawsuits involving the presidential election. Where available, case names and numbers, states of origin, courts of origin, and links to complaints and docket reports are provided.

2020 presidential race ratings

The following map reflects the average presidential race rating for each state as forecast by the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball.

Latest updates

Sabato's Crystal Ball also updated its race ratings on November 2, 2020:[4]

  • Florida, Iowa, Maine's 2nd Congressional District, and Ohio moved from Toss Up to Leans Republican.
  • Georgia and North Carolina moved from Toss Up to Leans Democratic.

Inside Elections updated its race ratings on October 28, 2020:[5]

  • Texas moved from Tilt Republican to Toss Up.
  • Georgia and North Carolina moved from Toss Up to Tilt Democratic.

The Cook Political Report updated its race ratings on October 28, 2020:[6]

  • Texas moved from Leans Republican to Toss Up.

Battleground states

See also: Presidential battleground states, 2020

Battleground states are states that have split support for Democratic and Republican candidates in recent presidential election cycles. Sometimes referred to as swing states or purple states, they are critical to a candidate's campaign strategy since the majority of states consistently vote for the same presidential party and are not competitive.

Using the average of race ratings from the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball, Ballotpedia identified 13 battleground states. These are the states on which an electoral victory hinged:


Election results in battleground states

The table below details the number of Congressional districts won by each candidate in the battleground states.[3]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, battleground states
State Districts won by Biden Districts won by Trump
Arizona 4 4
Florida 12 15
Georgia 6 8
Iowa 0 4
Michigan 6 8
Minnesota 4 4
Nevada 3 1
New Hampshire 2 0
North Carolina 5 8
Ohio 4 12
Pennsylvania 9 9
Texas 14 22
Wisconsin 2 6

General election debates

See also: Presidential debates, 2020

The following table provides an overview of the date, location, and host in each scheduled 2020 general election debate.

2020 general election debates
Debate Date Location Host
First presidential debate September 29, 2020 Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic
Vice presidential debate October 7, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah University of Utah
Second presidential debate Canceled
October 15, 2020		 Miami, Florida Adrienne Arsht Center
Third presidential debate October 22, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee Belmont University


Presidential candidates on the issues

Click on any of the following links to read policy positions from the 2020 presidential candidates.

Abortion

Criminal justice

Economy

Education

Energy and environmental issues

Foreign policy

Gun regulation

Healthcare

Immigration

Impeachment

Labor

Trade


Campaign finance

See also: Presidential election campaign finance, 2020

Fundraising

The following chart displays Joe Biden and Donald Trump's overall fundraising over time through the Post-General 2020 campaign finance reports. Hover over each line for more specific figures.

Spending

The following chart displays Joe Biden and Donald Trump's overall spending over time through the Post-General 2020 campaign finance reports. Hover over each line for more specific figures.

Cash on hand

The following chart displays cash on hand—a measurement of how much money a campaign has currently available in its campaign accounts—for Joe Biden and Donald Trump as of each reporting deadline during the 2020 campaign cycle.

Electoral College

See also: Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election

The Electoral College is the process by which the states and District of Columbia elect the president of the United States. Each state is represented by a number of electors equal to the size of its congressional delegation. There are 538 electors in total. To win the Electoral College, a candidate must receive a majority—at least 270—electoral votes.[7]

The Electoral College met on December 14, 2020, to cast their votes for president and vice president of the United States. The final tally was 306 electoral votes for former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D) and 232 electoral votes for President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R).[8]

Although there is no constitutional provision or federal law requiring electors to vote in accordance with the election results in their state, electors typically vote for their state's popular vote winner. Some states have provisions permitting the disqualification and replacement of an elector whose vote deviates from the state's popular vote. There were no faithless electors in 2020.[8][9]

The following map shows the number of electoral votes per state in the 2020 presidential election.

Pivot Counties in the 2020 presidential election

See also: Election results, 2020: Pivot Counties in the 2020 presidential election

Pivot Counties are the 206 counties nationwide Ballotpedia identified as having voted for Barack Obama (D) in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Media and political observers sometimes refer to these counties as swing counties.

There were:

  • 181 Retained Pivot Counties across 32 states: Trump won these counties with a median margin of victory of 13.2 percentage points.
  • 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties across 16 states: Biden won these counties with a median margin of victory of 3.4 percentage points.

Click "Show More" to view the list of all 206 Pivot Counties, the winner of those counties following the 2020 election, and margins of victory from 2008 to 2020.

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Analysis of counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 following the 2020 presidential election[10]
County State Status, 2020 Margin of Victory, 2020 Trump Margin of Victory, 2016 Obama Margin of Victory, 2012 Obama Margin of Victory, 2008
Woodruff County Arkansas Retained +27.75 +8.91 +4.21 +7.46
Conejos County Colorado Retained +7.55 +3.56 +9.22 +12.93
Huerfano County Colorado Retained +2.88 +6.61 +8.27 +11.23
Las Animas County Colorado Retained +9.89 +15.6 +2.65 +7.04
Pueblo County Colorado Boomerang +1.72 +0.5 +13.99 +14.97
Windham County Connecticut Retained +4.27 +7.78 +13.28 +14.68
Kent County Delaware Boomerang +4.07 +4.87 +4.94 +9.81
Jefferson County Florida Retained +6.87 +5.06 +1.75 +3.66
Monroe County Florida Retained +7.92 +6.82 +0.44 +4.9
Pinellas County Florida Boomerang +0.22 +1.11 +5.65 +8.25
St. Lucie County Florida Retained +1.56 +2.4 +7.86 +12.12
Baker County Georgia Retained +15.76 +8.68 +0.57 +1.07
Dooly County Georgia Retained +6.04 +2.05 +6.98 +3.53
Peach County Georgia Retained +4.65 +2.91 +7.48 +6.75
Quitman County Georgia Retained +9.67 +10.92 +9.04 +7.9
Twiggs County Georgia Retained +7.34 +1.58 +8.64 +6.97
Alexander County Illinois Retained +14.21 +8.3 +13.65 +12.62
Carroll County Illinois Retained +29.37 +26.69 +1.49 +4.81
Fulton County Illinois Retained +20.11 +14.93 +11.04 +21.33
Henderson County Illinois Retained +33.1 +28.43 +12.25 +17.67
Henry County Illinois Retained +21.47 +20.99 +3.08 +7.74
Jo Daviess County Illinois Retained +16.46 +14.64 +1.16 +10.49
Knox County Illinois Retained +5.64 +2.91 +17.37 +19.89
Mercer County Illinois Retained +23.98 +20.36 +7.39 +11.91
Putnam County Illinois Retained +19.32 +19.92 +1.82 +15.64
Warren County Illinois Retained +20.02 +16.5 +5.47 +8.08
Whiteside County Illinois Retained +8.31 +6.18 +17.02 +17.56
Delaware County Indiana Retained +13.18 +13.43 +3.12 +14.98
LaPorte County Indiana Retained +7.23 +6.33 +12.57 +22.04
Perry County Indiana Retained +24.56 +18.55 +11.59 +22.84
Porter County Indiana Retained +6.08 +6.59 +3.9 +7.2
Vigo County Indiana Retained +14.73 +14.97 +0.86 +15.83
Allamakee County Iowa Retained +29.09 +24.15 +4.17 +14.25
Boone County Iowa Retained +15.59 +13.69 +6.64 +7.63
Bremer County Iowa Retained +16.06 +13.68 +2.68 +9.31
Buchanan County Iowa Retained +20.89 +15.02 +13.87 +18.48
Cedar County Iowa Retained +17.04 +17.78 +4.59 +9.64
Cerro Gordo County Iowa Retained +6.31 +7.66 +13.38 +20.83
Chickasaw County Iowa Retained +31.29 +22.94 +11.07 +20.74
Clarke County Iowa Retained +35.93 +28.02 +1.47 +2.25
Clayton County Iowa Retained +28.83 +22.78 +7.03 +17.17
Clinton County Iowa Retained +10.33 +5.12 +22.84 +23.03
Des Moines County Iowa Retained +8.51 +6.89 +18.41 +23.04
Dubuque County Iowa Retained +2.89 +1.23 +14.71 +20.77
Fayette County Iowa Retained +22.68 +19.36 +11.96 +16.6
Floyd County Iowa Retained +19.42 +14.84 +14.63 +21.88
Howard County Iowa Retained +27.33 +20.49 +20.95 +25.78
Jackson County Iowa Retained +26.14 +19.27 +16.89 +24.39
Jasper County Iowa Retained +21.54 +18.13 +7.07 +7.5
Jefferson County Iowa Retained +1.38 +0.47 +15.97 +20.23
Jones County Iowa Retained +21.47 +19.08 +7.78 +10.4
Lee County Iowa Retained +19.31 +16.02 +15.49 +16.01
Louisa County Iowa Retained +33.27 +28.37 +0.64 +4.25
Marshall County Iowa Retained +7.69 +8.31 +9.36 +9.35
Mitchell County Iowa Retained +27.89 +24.04 +3.37 +12.31
Muscatine County Iowa Retained +7.02 +6.26 +15.88 +15.64
Poweshiek County Iowa Retained +13.32 +6.53 +9.35 +11.75
Tama County Iowa Retained +19.08 +20.28 +7.43 +12.19
Union County Iowa Retained +31.51 +27.49 +3.86 +3.7
Wapello County Iowa Retained +23.64 +20.6 +11.88 +13.53
Webster County Iowa Retained +24.27 +21.52 +5.84 +8.51
Winneshiek County Iowa Retained +5.12 +0.79 +14.74 +22.65
Worth County Iowa Retained +25.85 +21.68 +14.53 +22.42
Elliott County Kentucky Retained +51.22 +44.13 +2.5 +25.17
Androscoggin County Maine Retained +2.81 +9.38 +12.78 +15.22
Aroostook County Maine Retained +19.93 +17.19 +7.62 +9.58
Franklin County Maine Retained +3.94 +5.47 +18.41 +20.29
Kennebec County Maine Boomerang +0.25 +3.58 +13.46 +14.78
Oxford County Maine Retained +8.79 +12.94 +14.73 +16.04
Penobscot County Maine Retained +8.34 +10.91 +2.93 +5.12
Somerset County Maine Retained +23.37 +22.67 +1.68 +5.7
Washington County Maine Retained +19.78 +18.44 +1.6 +1.01
Bay County Michigan Retained +11.57 +12.55 +5.56 +15.31
Calhoun County Michigan Retained +11.08 +12.46 +1.6 +9.36
Eaton County Michigan Retained +0.78 +4.72 +3.13 +8.4
Gogebic County Michigan Retained +12.45 +14.8 +8.1 +17.27
Isabella County Michigan Retained +2.52 +3.66 +9.28 +19.26
Lake County Michigan Retained +26.18 +22.77 +5.01 +12.28
Macomb County Michigan Retained +8.07 +11.53 +3.99 +8.62
Manistee County Michigan Retained +15.11 +15.29 +5.93 +13.26
Monroe County Michigan Retained +22.61 +21.97 +0.98 +4.35
Saginaw County Michigan Boomerang +0.29 +1.13 +11.89 +17.34
Shiawassee County Michigan Retained +19.85 +19.59 +3.67 +8.59
Van Buren County Michigan Retained +12.23 +13.92 +0.45 +8.78
Beltrami County Minnesota Retained +3.15 +9.72 +9.89 +10.15
Blue Earth County Minnesota Boomerang +4.44 +3.69 +9.48 +12.95
Chippewa County Minnesota Retained +30.62 +28.7 +1.87 +5.87
Clay County Minnesota Boomerang +4.08 +1.95 +7.92 +16.02
Fillmore County Minnesota Retained +22.65 +21.7 +7.34 +8.26
Freeborn County Minnesota Retained +15.99 +17.24 +14.11 +17.13
Houston County Minnesota Retained +12.95 +13.87 +3.16 +10.69
Itasca County Minnesota Retained +16.77 +16.35 +9.83 +12.92
Kittson County Minnesota Retained +20.46 +22.05 +6.03 +18.54
Koochiching County Minnesota Retained +21.27 +19.85 +9.45 +10.1
Lac qui Parle County Minnesota Retained +26.78 +25.6 +0.9 +5.92
Mahnomen County Minnesota Retained +1.3 +2.92 +18.56 +25.31
Mower County Minnesota Retained +5.82 +7.82 +22.61 +23.61
Nicollet County Minnesota Boomerang +3.16 +3.04 +7.83 +10.52
Norman County Minnesota Retained +15.95 +13.34 +10.79 +26.94
Rice County Minnesota Retained +0.17 +3.06 +8.27 +11.5
Swift County Minnesota Retained +29.5 +25.57 +9.83 +13.79
Traverse County Minnesota Retained +27.41 +23.3 +4.44 +5.41
Winona County Minnesota Boomerang +0.39 +2.9 +12.85 +19.09
Chickasaw County Mississippi Retained +4.48 +6.06 +4.52 +2.13
Panola County Mississippi Retained +4.2 +0.12 +8.62 +6.52
Blaine County Montana Boomerang +3.85 +2.46 +15.32 +19.24
Hill County Montana Retained +13.59 +17.18 +3.5 +12.21
Roosevelt County Montana Retained +2.14 +6.49 +15.58 +26.27
Thurston County Nebraska Retained +2.44 +5.94 +13.91 +6.96
Coos County New Hampshire Retained +5.91 +8.89 +17.54 +18.19
Hillsborough County New Hampshire Boomerang +7.65 +0.2 +1.12 +3.73
Sullivan County New Hampshire Boomerang +3.61 +2.58 +13.27 +17.93
Gloucester County New Jersey Boomerang +1.94 +0.48 +10.77 +12.16
Salem County New Jersey Retained +12.77 +15 +1.31 +3.92
Colfax County New Mexico Retained +10.97 +8.55 +2.24 +10.73
Hidalgo County New Mexico Retained +15.05 +6.73 +4.96 +2.92
Valencia County New Mexico Retained +9.61 +8.6 +2.47 +7.72
Broome County New York Boomerang +3.45 +2.01 +5.31 +8.02
Cayuga County New York Retained +9.22 +11.64 +11.4 +8.48
Cortland County New York Retained +1.94 +5.58 +9.11 +9.96
Essex County New York Boomerang +5.04 +1.14 +18.77 +13.32
Franklin County New York Retained +2.15 +5.45 +26.07 +22.23
Madison County New York Retained +10.58 +14.2 +0.89 +0.87
Niagara County New York Retained +9.64 +17.75 +0.84 +1
Orange County New York Retained +0.18 +5.5 +5.65 +4.13
Oswego County New York Retained +20.18 +21.99 +7.93 +2.44
Otsego County New York Retained +5.01 +11.13 +2.72 +5.91
Rensselaer County New York Boomerang +5.63 +1.41 +12.19 +9.34
St. Lawrence County New York Retained +11.68 +8.82 +16.71 +16.33
Saratoga County New York Boomerang +5.4 +3.21 +2.44 +3.4
Seneca County New York Retained +9.05 +11.01 +9.08 +2.6
Suffolk County New York Retained +0.03 +6.84 +3.69 +5.99
Sullivan County New York Retained +9.17 +11.23 +9.02 +9.46
Warren County New York Retained +0.16 +8.47 +2.32 +2.64
Washington County New York Retained +15.55 +18.4 +1.9 +0.81
Bladen County North Carolina Retained +13.72 +9.39 +1.97 +2.07
Gates County North Carolina Retained +13.75 +9.07 +4.11 +5.22
Granville County North Carolina Retained +6.59 +2.49 +4.54 +6.58
Martin County North Carolina Retained +4.95 +0.43 +4.65 +4.64
Richmond County North Carolina Retained +14.81 +9.74 +2.95 +1.5
Robeson County North Carolina Retained +18.62 +4.27 +17.41 +13.78
Benson County North Dakota Retained +13.87 +4.33 +17.01 +33.53
Ransom County North Dakota Retained +19.27 +15.77 +13.77 +15.33
Sargent County North Dakota Retained +25.51 +19.73 +9.77 +17.49
Steele County North Dakota Retained +23.9 +17.72 +1.92 +20.35
Ashtabula County Ohio Retained +23.49 +18.8 +12.78 +13.54
Erie County Ohio Retained +11.55 +9.48 +12.29 +13.86
Montgomery County Ohio Boomerang +2.24 +0.73 +4.62 +6.22
Ottawa County Ohio Retained +23.37 +19.51 +4.3 +6.24
Portage County Ohio Retained +12.44 +9.87 +5.52 +8.99
Sandusky County Ohio Retained +27.55 +22.58 +2.71 +4.64
Stark County Ohio Retained +18.51 +17.17 +0.47 +5.46
Trumbull County Ohio Retained +10.55 +6.22 +23 +22.43
Wood County Ohio Retained +7.6 +7.99 +4.84 +7.13
Columbia County Oregon Retained +10.29 +11.46 +5.16 +12.02
Tillamook County Oregon Retained +1.71 +5.58 +4.86 +9.89
Erie County Pennsylvania Boomerang +1.03 +1.56 +16.03 +19.88
Luzerne County Pennsylvania Retained +14.37 +19.31 +4.81 +8.41
Northampton County Pennsylvania Boomerang +0.72 +3.78 +4.71 +12.3
Kent County Rhode Island Boomerang +7.64 +0.67 +17.74 +17.4
Barnwell County South Carolina Retained +7.48 +5.16 +5.33 +1.65
Calhoun County South Carolina Retained +4.82 +2.83 +4.31 +3.55
Chester County South Carolina Retained +10.91 +4.83 +10.58 +8.3
Colleton County South Carolina Retained +9.53 +8.49 +0.19 +0.53
McCormick County South Carolina Retained +4.76 +3.32 +3.6 +6.08
Corson County South Dakota Retained +1.95 +4.51 +11.08 +21.48
Day County South Dakota Retained +27.56 +23.77 +6.16 +12.89
Marshall County South Dakota Retained +19.7 +15.51 +8.66 +16.48
Roberts County South Dakota Retained +13.37 +15.53 +9.84 +19.64
Ziebach County South Dakota Boomerang +8.5 +1.96 +16.43 +27.16
Hardeman County Tennessee Retained +15.7 +7.92 +5.91 +6.18
Jefferson County Texas Retained +1.58 +0.48 +1.61 +2.25
Essex County Vermont Retained +11.19 +16.65 +13.4 +14.48
Buckingham County Virginia Retained +13.2 +11.28 +2.43 +0.87
Caroline County Virginia Retained +4.17 +5.02 +8.24 +11.97
Essex County Virginia Retained +0.6 +2.14 +7.3 +10.35
Nelson County Virginia Retained +5.21 +5.59 +2.72 +9.15
Westmoreland County Virginia Retained +8.23 +7.14 +6.95 +10.24
Clallam County Washington Boomerang +3.37 +2.76 +0.38 +3.3
Cowlitz County Washington Retained +17.4 +13.32 +4.44 +11.15
Grays Harbor County Washington Retained +6.56 +6.99 +14.11 +14.56
Mason County Washington Retained +3.86 +5.81 +7.09 +8.66
Pacific County Washington Retained +1.13 +6.74 +11.52 +14.07
Adams County Wisconsin Retained +25.66 +21.92 +8.73 +18.35
Buffalo County Wisconsin Retained +25.26 +21.82 +2.93 +14.66
Columbia County Wisconsin Retained +1.53 +2.14 +13.58 +15.26
Crawford County Wisconsin Retained +7.67 +5.4 +19.98 +27.03
Door County Wisconsin Boomerang +1.45 +3.22 +6.99 +17.33
Dunn County Wisconsin Retained +13.93 +11.09 +4.97 +14.95
Forest County Wisconsin Retained +30.95 +26.58 +5.44 +15.16
Grant County Wisconsin Retained +12.28 +9.43 +13.77 +23.88
Jackson County Wisconsin Retained +15.07 +11.74 +15.01 +21.84
Juneau County Wisconsin Retained +29.2 +26.05 +7.03 +9
Kenosha County Wisconsin Retained +3.13 +0.31 +12.23 +18.06
Lafayette County Wisconsin Retained +13.72 +8.99 +15.37 +22.32
Lincoln County Wisconsin Retained +22.77 +20.6 +0.71 +12.48
Marquette County Wisconsin Retained +27.36 +24.09 +0.27 +5.28
Pepin County Wisconsin Retained +26.42 +23.08 +2.22 +12.89
Price County Wisconsin Retained +27.64 +25 +0.04 +13.4
Racine County Wisconsin Retained +4.06 +4.28 +3.54 +7.41
Richland County Wisconsin Retained +9.72 +5.5 +16.13 +20.63
Sauk County Wisconsin Boomerang +1.7 +0.35 +18.47 +23.04
Sawyer County Wisconsin Retained +13.43 +18.41 +0.49 +6.23
Trempealeau County Wisconsin Retained +16.57 +12.64 +14.08 +26.39
Vernon County Wisconsin Retained +4.78 +4.43 +14.73 +22
Winnebago County Wisconsin Retained +3.97 +7.34 +3.73 +11.66
Average +11.45 +8.22 +12.29
Median +9.41 +7.32 +11.94

Last updated Jan. 4, 9:30 a.m. ET


2020 Democratic National Convention

See also: Democratic National Convention, 2020

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) held its presidential nominating convention the week of August 17, 2020, across four stages in New York City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Wilmington.[11][12]

The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020, in Milwaukee.[13] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Most of the convention's events took place remotely. The DNC announced in June 2020 that delegates should not plan to travel to Milwaukee to attend the convention.[14] Instead, votes on reports from the Rules, Platform, and Credentials committees took place remotely from August 3-15, 2020.[15]

The Democratic National Convention Committee announced on August 5, 2020, that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and other speakers would not travel to Milwaukee.[16] Biden was formally nominated at the convention on August 18, 2020.[17]

Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020.[18] Harris was the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[19]

2020 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2020

The Republican Party held its national convention from August 24-27, 2020.[20]

Limited in-person events took place in Charlotte, North Carolina.[21] On July 23, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that high-profile convention events previously moved to Jacksonville, Florida, including his nomination acceptance speech, had been canceled for public health and safety reasons. Trump formally accepted the party's nomination from the White House.[22][23][24][25]

The convention was originally scheduled to take place entirely in Charlotte but statewide restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic led to the convention's planned relocation to Jacksonville.[26] The Republican National Committee Executive Committee voted to downsize the convention in Charlotte, reducing the number of in-person delegates from 2,500 to 336. The committee also decided to adopt the 2016 platform again since the Platform Committee would not be meeting.[27]

At the convention, party delegates typically select the Republican presidential nominee and vote to adopt a platform outlining the party's policy priorities and values. According to presidential historian Tevi Troy, however, "conventions today remain largely party advertising opportunities rather than fora for real decision-making."[28]

Democratic primary debates

See also: Democratic presidential primary debates, 2020

The following table provides an overview of the date, location, host, and number of participants in each scheduled 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate.

2020 Democratic presidential primary debates
Debate Date Location Host Number of participants
First Democratic primary debate June 26-27, 2019 Miami, Florida NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo 20 candidates
Second Democratic primary debate July 30-31, 2019 Detroit, Michigan CNN 20 candidates
Third Democratic primary debate September 12, 2019 Houston, Texas ABC News and Univision 10 candidates
Fourth Democratic primary debate October 15, 2019 Westerville, Ohio CNN and The New York Times 12 candidates
Fifth Democratic primary debate November 20, 2019 Georgia MSNBC and The Washington Post 10 candidates
Sixth Democratic primary debate December 19, 2019 Los Angeles, California PBS NewsHour and Politico 7 candidates
Seventh Democratic primary debate January 14, 2020 Des Moines, Iowa CNN and The Des Moines Register 6 candidates
Eighth Democratic primary debate February 7, 2020 Manchester, New Hampshire ABC, WMUR-TV, and Apple News 7 candidates
Ninth Democratic primary debate February 19, 2020 Las Vegas, Nevada NBC News and MSNBC 6 candidates
Tenth Democratic primary debate February 25, 2020 Charleston, South Carolina CBS News and Congressional Black Caucus Institute 7 candidates
Eleventh Democratic primary debate March 15, 2020 Washington, D.C. CNN, Univision, and CHC Bold 2 candidates

Republican primary debates

The Republican Party did not hold primary debates in the 2020 presidential election.

Presidential election key staff

See also: Presidential election key staffers, 2020

Campaign staff plays an important role in the presidential primaries. The makeup of a candidate's staff can signal the strength of their support from influential party activists and whether they are aligning with a particular faction or group within the party. Eric Appleman of Democracy in Action describes candidates' efforts to hire staffers as a "race for talent, both nationally and in key early states." He adds, "The goal is to assemble a team of top talent that can work together effectively to mobilize resources, boost the candidate and his or her message, and ultimately secure the party's nomination."[29]

Presidential candidates will typically have a national staff, which is overseen by a campaign manager and assisted by political consultants, senior advisors, professional polling firms, and key stakeholders such as interest group leaders and major financial supporters. They also build organizations in individual states that are overseen by state directors and staffed by party activists and political professionals well-versed in the particular politics of the area. Candidates often appoint elected officials and other important figures in their party's coalition as chairs of their national campaign and state-level campaigns.[29]

Click here for an overview of key staff by presidential campaign.

PredictIt markets

See also: PredictIt markets in the 2020 presidential election

What is a PredictIt market?

PredictIt is an online political futures market in which users purchase shares relating to the outcome of political events using real money. Each event, such as an election, has a number of contracts associated with it, each correlating to a different outcome. For instance, an election contested between four candidates would be represented by eight separate contracts, with each contract correlating to a particular candidate winning or losing the election.

The price of a share in each individual contract rises and falls based on market demand. Once the event's outcome is decided, holders of shares that correlate with the correct outcome receive a $1 payout for each share they held.

For example, a user buys 10 shares at 20 cents each in a presidential primary saying Candidate A will win. If Candidate A wins the election, the user earns $10. If the candidate loses, the user earns no money and loses his original $2 investment.

Why do PredictIt markets matter?

Services such as PredictIt are being used to gain insight into the likely outcome of elections. Microsoft Research economist David Rothschild argues that they are better suited to the task than polls: "I can create a poll that can mimic everything about a prediction market...except markets have a way of incentivizing you to come back at 2 a.m. and update your answer."[30][31][32]

Battleground states

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New Hampshire

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

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Presidential election results by party, 1900-2016

See also: Presidential voting history by state

This table lists presidential election results by party for each state in every presidential election held between 1900 and 2016.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins," December 14, 2020
  2. ↑ This calculation does not include eligiblity for write-in votes.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," November 19, 2020
  4. ↑ Sabato's Crystall Ball, "2020 Rating Changes," accessed November 2, 2020
  5. ↑ Inside Elections, "Presidential Ratings," October 28, 2020
  6. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Biden’s Path to 270 Widens, Trump’s Path Narrows, as Texas Moves to Toss Up," October 28, 2020
  7. ↑ National Archives, "Electoral College," accessed September 3, 2020
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN, "Track Electoral College votes, state by state," December 14, 2020
  9. ↑ National Archives, "Electors," accessed September 3, 2020
  10. ↑ This analysis does not include counties in Alaska and certain independent cities due to variations in vote total reporting.
  11. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
  12. ↑ CNN, "5 things to know for August 17: USPS, coronavirus, DNC, Russia investigation, Belarus," August 17, 2020
  13. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
  14. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CNBC
  15. ↑ ABC News, "Democrats announce convention schedule, party officers for 2020 gathering transformed by coronavirus," July 29, 2020
  16. ↑ ABC News, "Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee for DNC amid coronavirus concerns," August 5, 2020
  17. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
  18. ↑ Twitter, "Joe Biden," August 11, 2020
  19. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
  20. ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
  21. ↑ CNN, "In a reversal, Trump says he'll accept GOP nomination in North Carolina," July 28, 2020
  22. ↑ WSOC, "It’s official: Main event for RNC to be held in Florida instead of Charlotte," June 11, 2020
  23. ↑ NPR, "President Trump Cancels Jacksonville Portion Of Republican National Convention," July 23, 2020
  24. ↑ USA Today, "Trump cancels Jacksonville portion of Republican convention planned for August due to COVID-19," July 23, 2020
  25. ↑ Some, including former Republican National Committee member Curly Haugland, alleged after the 2020 convention that the RNC improperly used Rule 37(e) to proceed with a downsized and invalid national convention in August 2020. Under this interpretation, no rules were adopted for the election of delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention or the party's continued existence in 2020. Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Curly Haugland," September 9, 2020
  26. ↑ National Review, "Trump to Seek Alternate City to Host RNC after N.C. Gov. Says He Cannot Guarantee 'Full Capacity' Event," June 3, 2020
  27. ↑ The Hill, "GOP votes to scale back Charlotte convention, move Trump acceptance speech," June 11, 2020
  28. ↑ National Affairs, "The Evolution of Party Conventions," accessed April 30, 2019
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
  30. ↑ Nature, "The power of prediction markets," October 18, 2016
  31. ↑ Politico, "Meet the 'stock market' for politics," October 31, 2014
  32. ↑ U.S. Presidential General Election Results, "2008 Electoral Map Based on the Intrade Prediction Market," accessed January 25, 2018
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