The race for the presidency is usually decided in a small number of key battleground states that switch party allegiance between elections.



FLORIDA

29 electoral college votes
Winner called 10 hours ago
Est. vote count 96%
Candidate Votes Percent
Donald Trump 5,657,933 51.2%

Joe Biden 5,282,894 47.8%

Jo Jorgensen 70,001 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.





OHIO

Candidate Votes Percent
Donald Trump 3,074,418 53.4%

Joe Biden 2,603,731 45.2%

Jo Jorgensen 65,069 1.1%

Why does it matter?
Ohio is one of the largest swing states in the midwest, and it has sided with the eventual election winner for decades. Trump won the state by a margin of over eight points in 2016.



ARIZONA

Candidate Votes Percent
Joe Biden 1,410,977 51%

Donald Trump1,317,468 47.6%

Jo Jorgensen 37,427 1.4%

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.



PENNYSYLVANIA

Polls closed 14 hours ago
Est. vote count 64%
Candidate Votes Percent
Donald Trump 3,027,039 54.1%

Joe Biden 2,504,684 44.8%

Jo Jorgensen 65,240 1.2%

Why does it matter?
Pennsylvania was one of the largest states to swing to Trump in the 2016 election. He won the state by a margin of just 0.7 percentage points, turning it Republican for the first time since 1992.