Election 2024 outcomes breakdown: The electoral school, turnout, tightest races and who controls Congress | EUROtoday

On Wednesday afternoon, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris gave a speech conceding victory to Donald Trump, who has received the 2024 presidential election.

Trump has received no less than 295 electoral school votes, greater than what was wanted to push him over the road of 270 to develop into the president-elect of the United States. Though two states (Arizona and Nevada) haven’t but been referred to as, Trump has already surpassed the variety of votes to safe his return journey to the White House.

Votes will proceed to be counted and authorized within the coming days and weeks, so these numbers might not be remaining. But at this stage within the race, listed below are the numbers you might want to know from the 2024 presidential election, from turnout to Senate management.

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1. The electoral school

Trump has received no less than 295 votes within the electoral school in comparison with Harris’s 226.

While Arizona and Nevada haven’t but formally been referred to as, each states present Trump main at this stage.

This implies that Trump might have a stronger electoral school victory than incumbent president Joe Biden in 2020, and by Trump’s first win in 2016.

All of these totals, nonetheless, are weaker than most of the previous presidents together with Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan.

Trump remains to be on monitor to win the favored vote, however these numbers are nonetheless being decided as extra counties report outcomes.

2. Turnout stays excessive

Under present projections by the University of Florida Election Lab, turnout stays near the record-breaking excessive in 2020.

National turnout has been estimated at 64.5 per cent, with round 158 million ballots counted out of the 245 million eligible voters.

Note that ballots are nonetheless being counted, significantly mail-in ballots.

In 2020, round 65.9 per cent of the inhabitants confirmed as much as vote, the very best turnout since 1900.

This 12 months, Minnesota (dwelling of Democratic vice-president nominee Tim Walz) had the very best turnout of any state at 76.5 per cent; nonetheless, that is down by 3.5 per cent from 2020.

By distinction, the Trump stronghold of Oklahoma had the bottom turnout of all at simply 53.3 per cent of the inhabitants. However, that’s an enchancment on 2016, when below half of the inhabitants voted.

3. Four states flipped up to now

Only 4 states have ”flipped” on this election, all altering palms from Biden to Trump — Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

It’s no shock that these are 4 out of the seven swing states that have been poised to resolve the subsequent president.

All 4 states have been received by Biden in 2020, who flipped them from Trump in 2016.

Trump maintained maintain of the fifth swing state, North Carolina, by round 3.4 per cent.

Arizona and Nevada make up the remaining two that, when referred to as, might push Trump to a complete swing-state victory.

4. The tightest races and largest victories

Although votes are nonetheless being counted, at this stage no less than 13 states have been received with a lower than 10 per cent distinction between both candidate.

Aside from the swing states, Harris’s win in New Hampshire was the closest of all states, with a 2 per cent margin down from Biden’s 7.3 per cent margin in 2020.

Harris additionally misplaced 10 per cent of Biden’s lead in Connecticut, ending up simply 9.7 per cent forward of Trump.

Meanwhile, the widest victory was taken by Harris within the District of Columbia, the place she was 85.7 per cent forward of Trump.

Most of the strongest statewide leads, nonetheless, are attributed to Trump.

These embody Wyoming (46.2 per cent lead), West Virginia (42.3 per cent) and Idaho (36.7 per cent), all states through which Trump had an even bigger lead than 2020.

5. The Senate and House make-up

Final numbers are nonetheless being decided for the House and Senate races.

Republicans have already gained a majority within the Senate, with 52 GOP senators up to now in comparison with simply 45 Democrats, and three seats nonetheless remaining to be referred to as.

Republicans hit the 51 mark for a easy majority, wanted to approve appointments and the funds, for instance. But many different legal guidelines require 60 out of 100 votes to be handed, a quantity that the Republicans are usually not projected to succeed in.

Previously, neither occasion had a Senate clear majority, however the 47 Democrats caucused with 4 Independents to have a two-seat majority over the 49 Republicans.

The Democrats entered into this election with a slight drawback, since 18 out of 34 seats up for grabs have been beforehand held by Democrats and 4 by independents, in comparison with 11 Republicans.

So far, the Republicans have efficiently flipped three Senate seats, two from the Democrats and one from Joe Manchin, who was previously a Democrat however registered as unbiased earlier this 12 months.

The House of Representatives remains to be too near name for both the Republicans or Democrats, with 28 seats nonetheless ready to be determined.

Currently, the Republican Party has 211 out of 435 seats and the Democrats have 203. Previously, the Republicans had a small majority within the House.

6. President, House, Senate: triple menace?

The Republicans have gained management of the Senate, and Trump has been elected president.

While the way forward for the House stays unclear at this stage, a Republican majority may be very attainable.

With Trump praising his “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” ought to the Democrats be involved concerning the potential triple menace?

A triple victory throughout the House, Senate and government department has occurred six occasions for the reason that 90s.

In truth, each Trump and Biden loved two years of occasion management throughout these branches of presidency throughout their presidencies.

However, with the Supreme Court additionally stacked in favour of the Republicans, there might be an unprecedented imbalance of energy for the federal government.

7. Voter demographics

The total demographics of how individuals voted are nonetheless being processed, however exit polls from NBC News recommend some clear developments.

While a gender divide between women and men was anticipated on this election, the ultimate hole was smaller than some predictions.

The greatest divides got here amongst women and men from totally different racial teams.

Warnings of a shift amongst Black males towards Trump turned out to ring true, based on the exit ballot, with one in 5 selecting Trump over Harris.

Meanwhile, simply 7 per cent of Black ladies voted for Trump, the bottom of any group.

Among Latinos, males have been 17 per cent extra more likely to vote for Trump than ladies.

In truth, Latino males swung for Trump total, at 55 per cent in comparison with 45 per cent for Harris.

The election outcomes are nonetheless being counted and confirmed in lots of states, so the above numbers are usually not remaining. Check again in with the Independent for extra evaluation.