President-elect Donald Trump is the projected winner of the 2024 election, claiming victory over Vice President Kamala Harris within the race for the White Home.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump was projected to win a minimum of 291 electoral votes, 21 greater than the 270 wanted to clinch victory.
The president-elect has gained 5 battleground states, in accordance with CBS Information projections, and is main within the two states nonetheless counting votes. Seven states have been thought-about battlegrounds this 12 months — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President Biden gained six of them in 2020 — all however North Carolina.
CBS Information at present estimates that Nevada is lean Trump, whereas Arizona remains to be rated as a toss-up.
Here is a take a look at the states Trump misplaced in 2020 however gained in 2024:
Georgia
CBS Information projected Trump would win Georgia on election night time. Votes are nonetheless being counted in Georgia, however with 99% of jurisdictions reporting, he is main by about 2 proportion factors.
Trump’s reclaiming of Georgia comes 4 years after he misplaced to Mr. Biden there by fewer than 12,000 votes, which prompted a failed try to strain state officers to “discover” the votes he’d have to win.
Michigan
Michigan, after going for Mr. Biden in 2020, slipped again into Trump’s win column this 12 months. With 99% of jurisdictions reporting outcomes, as of 1 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Trump was main by a margin of 1.5 proportion factors, or roughly 83,000 votes.
Mr. Biden secured Michigan 4 years in the past by simply over 150,000 votes.
Pennsylvania
Trump gained the essential battleground of Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes with a 2.3-point margin, or simply over 150,000 votes as of Wednesday afternoon. Votes are nonetheless being counted.
In 2020, Mr. Biden defeated Trump within the Keystone State by 181,000 votes.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes returned to Trump this election. With 99% of the vote in, Trump led Harris within the state by simply 1 proportion level, or nearly 30,000 votes, as of 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
In 2016, Trump ended Democrats’ decades-long successful streak in Wisconsin when he defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In earlier years, Democrats gained the state in each presidential election since 1988.
Nonetheless, Mr. Biden prevailed in Wisconsin 2020 by lower than 1 level.
Different battleground states in 2024
Arizona
As of Wednesday afternoon Arizona was nonetheless estimated to be a toss-up by CBS Information, however leaning pink.
In 2020, Mr. Biden edged out Trump in Arizona by 0.3 factors, a razor-thin margin of 10,457 votes. This marked solely the second time Arizona voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1948, placing all eyes on the Grand Canyon State as a battleground within the 2024 election.
Nevada
CBS Information estimated that Nevada’s six electoral votes have been leaning in Trump’s route Wednesday. Mr. Biden gained Nevada in 2020 by over 30,000 votes. The state has not gone for a Republican since 2004.
North Carolina
North Carolina was the one battleground state Mr. Biden misplaced to Trump in 2020. It stayed pink in 2024; with 99% of the vote in, Trump has a 3.3-point lead over Harris within the Tar Heel State.
