21
WYO.
3
WIS.
10
W. VA.
5
WASH.
12
VA.
13
VT.
3
TEXAS
38
TENN. 11
S.D.
3
S.C.
9
R.I. 4
11
PA. 20
ORE.
7
OKLA.
7
OHIO
18
N.D.
3
N.C. 15
N.Y.
29
N.M.
5
N.H. 4
MASS.
NEV.
6
NEB.
4 1
1
MONT.
3
MO.
10
MISS.
6
MINN.
10
MICH.
16
MAINE
3
LA.
8
K Y. 8
KANS.
6
IOWA
(^6) IND.
11
ILL.
20
IDAHO
4
UTAH
6
GA.
16
FLA.
29
CONN. 7
COLO.
9
CALIF.
55
ARK.
6
ARIZ.
11
ALASKA
(^3) HAWAII
4
ALA.
9
N.J. 14
MD. 10
DEL. 3
D.C. 3
2020
Biden
(264)
Trump
(214)
2000
Bush
(271)
Gore
(266)
2004
Bush
(286)
Kerry
(251)
2016
Trump
(304)
Clinton
(227)
2012
Romney
(206)
Obama
(332)
McCain
(173)
Obama
(365)
2008
NEV. PA.
MAINE*
N.C. GA.
IND.
MO.
ARK.
W.VA.
TENN.
ALA.
LA.
K Y.
S.C.
OKLA.
KANS.
MISS.
NEB.
UTAH
IDAHO
ALASKA
MONT.
N.D.
S.D.
WYO.
FLA.
0 10 20 30 40
IOWA
OHIO
TEXAS
Trump
214
Electoral Votes
270 needed to win
Longer to count Several states
took time to tally votes—and
they will determine whether
Biden or Trump reaches 270.
FLORIDA
The GOP connected
with Cuban Americans
using antisocialist
campaign messages.
TEXAS
Democratic hopes of
turning the Lone Star
State blue will have to
wait another four years.
SOUTH CAROLINA
The Supreme
Court recently
reinstated
a rule that
absentee ballots
need witness
signatures; at
least 2,500 were
rejected for not
having one.
SWING TIME
Several presidential elections
in recent history have been
decided by swing states,
which are often won by a
narrow margin. Here’s how the
presidential battlegrounds have
changed parties over time.