2020 United States presidential election in Alabama

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2020 United States presidential election in Alabama
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  2016 November 3, 2020 2024  
Turnout63.1% Decrease2.svg 3.7 pp
  Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee Donald Trump Joe Biden
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Florida Delaware
Running mate Mike Pence Kamala Harris
Electoral vote90
Popular vote1,441,170849,624
Percentage62.03%36.57%

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2020 Presidential Election in Alabama by Precinct.svg

President before election

Donald Trump
Republican

Elected President

Joe Biden
Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. [1] Alabama voters chose nine electors [2] to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, United States Senator Kamala Harris of California. Also on the ballot was the Libertarian nominee, psychology lecturer Jo Jorgensen and her running mate, entrepreneur and podcaster Spike Cohen. Write-in candidates were permitted without registration, and their results were not individually counted. [3] [4]

Contents

Prior to the election, all 14 news organizations making predictions considered this a state Trump would win, or otherwise a safe red state. Trump won the state with 62.03% of the vote to Biden's 36.57%.

Primary elections

The primary elections were held on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Republican primary

As one of the Super Tuesday states, little campaigning has been done here, and the focus had been on the highly competitive Republican senatorial primary, which was expected to boost turnout.[ citation needed ]

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld challenged incumbent president Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Alabama. [5] Trump received 96.22% of the vote [6] and all 50 delegates, [7] while Weld received only 1.52% of the vote. Uncommitted votes made up the other 2.27%.

2020 Alabama Republican presidential primary [6]
CandidatePopular voteDelegates [7]
CountPercentage
America Symbol.svg Donald Trump (incumbent)695,47096.22%50
Bill Weld 10,9621.52%0
Uncommitted16,3782.27%0
Total722,809100%50

Democratic primary

Biden won the Alabama primary with 63.28% of the vote, winning 44 delegates. Bernie Sanders came in second place with 16.54% of the vote, getting 8 delegates. No other candidates won any delegates from Alabama.

Popular vote share by county
Biden--40-50%
Biden--50-60%
Biden--60-70%
Biden--70-80% Alabama Democratic presidential primary election results by county (vote share), 2020.svg
Popular vote share by county
  Biden—40–50%
  Biden—50–60%
  Biden—60–70%
  Biden—70–80%
2020 Alabama Democratic presidential primary [8]
CandidateVotes %Delegates [9]
Joe Biden 286,06563.2844
Bernie Sanders 74,75516.548
Michael Bloomberg 52,75011.67
Elizabeth Warren 25,8475.72
Michael Bennet (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 1] 2,2500.50
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 2] 1,4160.31
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 2] 1,0480.23
Tulsi Gabbard 1,0380.23
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 2] 9070.20
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 1] 8750.19
Cory Booker (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 3] 7400.16
John Delaney (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 3] 2940.07
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 3] 2240.05
Julian Castro (withdrawn)1840.04
Uncommitted3,7000.82
Total452,093100%52

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
Inside Elections [11] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
Politico [13] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
RCP [14] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
Niskanen [15] [16] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
CNN [17] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
The Economist [18] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
CBS News [19] [lower-alpha 4] Likely RNovember 3, 2020
270towin [20] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
ABC News [21] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
NPR [22] [lower-alpha 5] Likely RNovember 3, 2020
NBC News [23] Safe RNovember 3, 2020
538 [24] Safe RNovember 3, 2020

Polling

Graphical summary

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Joe
Biden

Democratic
Donald
Trump

Republican
Other/
Undecided
[lower-alpha 6]
Margin
270 to Win September 1 – October 13, 2020October 27, 202038.0%58.0%4.0%
FiveThirtyEight until November 2, 2020November 3, 202037.8%57.4%4.8%
Average37.9%57.7%4.4%Trump +19.8
Polls
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 7]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump

Republican
Joe
Biden

Democratic
Jo
Jorgensen

Libertarian
Other Undecided
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 20 – Nov 2, 20201,808 (LV)± 3.5%62% [lower-alpha 8] 36%
Swayable Archived November 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020330 (LV)± 7.9%55%38%7%
Data for Progress Oct 27 – Nov 1, 20201,045 (LV)± 3%58%38%3%1%0% [lower-alpha 9]
Auburn University At Montgomery Oct 23–28, 2020853 (LV)± 4.4%58%39%3%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 1–28, 20203,363 (LV)61%37%
Swayable Oct 23–26, 2020266 (LV)± 7.8%56%37%7%
Moore Information (R) [upper-alpha 1] Oct 11–14, 2020504 (LV)± 4.5%55%38%
Auburn University at Montgomery Archived November 9, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Sep 30 – Oct 3, 20201,072 (RV)± 4.0%57%37%6%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Sep 1–30, 20201,354 (LV)59%39%2%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Aug 1–31, 20201,220 (LV)65%33%2%
Tyson Group/Consumer Energy Alliance [upper-alpha 2] Aug 17–19, 2020600 (LV)± 4%48%44%0%0% [lower-alpha 10] 7%
Morning Consult Jul 24 – Aug 2, 2020609 (LV)± 4.0%58%36%2% [lower-alpha 11] 4%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jul 1–31, 20201,583 (LV)63%35%2%
Auburn University at Montgomery Archived July 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Jul 2–9, 2020567 (RV)± 5.1%55%41%4%1%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jun 8–30, 2020649 (LV)63%35%2%
FM3 Research/Doug Jones [upper-alpha 3] May 14–18, 2020601 (LV)± 4%53%39%
Mason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020625 (RV)± 4%58%38%4%
WPA Intelligence Jan 7–9, 2020500 (LV)59%38%3%
Former candidates
Donald Trump vs. Michael Bloomberg
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 7]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Michael
Bloomberg (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020625 (RV)± 4%54%40%6%
Donald Trump vs. Pete Buttigieg
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 7]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Pete
Buttigieg (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020625 (RV)± 4%58%37%5%
Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 7]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Bernie
Sanders (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020625 (RV)± 4%60%37%3%
WPA Intelligence Jan 7–9, 2020500 (LV)59%37%4%
Donald Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 7]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Feb 4–6, 2020625 (RV)± 4%62%35%3%
Hypothetical polling
With generic opponent
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 7]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Generic
opponent
Undecided
JMC Analytics Dec 16–18, 2019525 (LV)± 4.3%54%42% [lower-alpha 12] 3%

Fundraising

According to the Federal Election Commission, in 2019 and 2020, Donald Trump and his interest groups raised $4,412,645.01, [25] Joe Biden and his interest groups raised $2,412,420.93, [26] and Jo Jorgensen raised $8,172.29 [27] from Alabama-based contributors.

Candidate ballot access

In addition, write-in candidates were allowed without registration, and their votes were not counted individually. [3] [4]

Electoral slates

The voters of Alabama cast their ballots for electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, rather than directly for the President and Vice President. Alabama is allocated 9 electors because it has 7 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 9 electors who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the most votes in the state is awarded all 9 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector. In the state of Alabama, a faithless elector's vote is counted and not penalized. [28] [29]

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2020, to cast their votes for president and vice president. All 9 pledged electors from Alabama cast their votes for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead, the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The electoral vote was tabulated and certified by Congress in a joint session on January 6, 2021 per the Electoral Count Act.

These electors were nominated by each party in order to vote in the Electoral College should their candidate win the state: [30] [31] [32]

Donald Trump and Mike Pence
Republican Party
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen
Libertarian Party
Jacquelyn Gay
Jeana S. Boggs
Joseph R. Fuller
John H. Killian
J. Elbert Peters
Joan Reynolds
Rick Pate
Dennis H. Beavers
John Wahl
Brooke Tanner Battle
Linda Coleman-Madison
Earl Hilliard Jr.
Sigfredo Rubio
Lashunda Scales
James Box Spearman
Patricia Todd
Sheila Tyson
Ralph Young
Pascal Bruijn
Lorelei Koory
Shane A. Taylor
Jason Matthew Shelby
Elijah J. Boyd
Dennis J. Knizley
Laura Chancey Lane
Anthony G. Peebles
Franklin R. Dillman

Results

State senate district results:
Trump
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Biden
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% 2020 AL Pres by State Senate district.svg
State senate district results:
2020 United States presidential election in Alabama [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump (incumbent)
Mike Pence (incumbent)
1,441,170 62.03 −0.05
Democratic Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
849,62436.57+2.21
Independent [lower-alpha 13] Jo Jorgensen
Spike Cohen
25,1761.08−1.01
Write-in 7,3120.32−0.70
Total votes2,323,282 100.00%

Results by county

CountyDonald Trump
Republican
Joe Biden
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Autauga 19,83871.44%7,50327.02%4291.54%12,33544.42%27,770
Baldwin 83,54476.17%24,57822.41%1,5571.42%68,96653.76%109,679
Barbour 5,62253.45%4,81645.79%800.76%8067.66%10,518
Bibb 7,52578.43%1,98620.70%840.87%5,53957.73%9,595
Blount 24,71189.57%2,6409.57%2370.86%22,07180.00%27,588
Bullock 1,14624.84%3,44674.70%210.46%-2,300-49.66%4,613
Butler 5,45857.53%3,96541.79%650.68%1,49315.74%9,488
Calhoun 35,10168.85%15,21629.85%6661.30%19,88539.00%50,983
Chambers 8,75357.27%6,36541.64%1661.09%2,38815.63%15,284
Cherokee 10,58386.03%1,62413.20%940.77%8,95972.83%12,301
Chilton 16,08583.30%3,07315.91%1520.79%13,01267.39%19,310
Choctaw 4,29657.56%3,12741.89%410.55%1,16915.67%7,464
Clarke 7,32455.76%5,75543.81%560.43%1,56911.95%13,135
Clay 5,60180.82%1,26718.28%620.90%4,33462.54%6,930
Cleburne 6,48489.72%6759.34%680.94%5,80980.38%7,227
Coffee 16,89975.87%5,07622.79%3001.34%11,82353.08%22,275
Colbert 19,20368.86%8,34329.92%3401.22%10,86038.94%27,886
Conecuh 3,44253.44%2,96646.05%330.51%4767.39%6,441
Coosa 3,63166.27%1,79632.78%520.95%1,83533.49%5,479
Covington 14,58683.68%2,72115.61%1230.71%11,86568.07%17,430
Crenshaw 4,86473.51%1,70025.69%530.80%3,16447.82%6,617
Cullman 36,88088.12%4,47810.70%4931.18%32,40277.42%41,851
Dale 14,30372.46%5,17026.19%2651.35%9,13346.27%19,738
Dallas 5,52430.92%12,23068.46%1100.62%-6,706-37.54%17,864
DeKalb 24,76784.37%4,28114.58%3081.05%20,48669.79%29,356
Elmore 30,16473.52%10,36725.27%4991.21%19,79748.25%41,030
Escambia 10,86968.32%4,91830.91%1230.77%5,95137.41%15,910
Etowah 35,52874.44%11,56724.24%6331.32%23,96150.20%47,728
Fayette 7,30083.28%1,39515.91%710.81%5,90567.37%8,766
Franklin 10,37682.49%2,08616.58%1160.93%8,29065.91%12,578
Geneva 10,84886.47%1,59512.71%1020.82%9,25373.76%12,545
Greene 87518.32%3,88481.34%160.34%-3,009-63.02%4,775
Hale 3,19240.41%4,66359.03%450.56%-1,471-18.62%7,900
Henry 6,60771.06%2,60628.03%850.91%4,00143.03%9,298
Houston 32,61870.64%12,91727.98%6381.38%19,70142.66%46,173
Jackson 19,67083.22%3,71715.73%2491.05%15,95367.49%23,636
Jefferson 138,84342.61%181,68855.76%5,3171.63%-42,845-13.15%325,848
Lamar 6,17485.83%97813.60%410.57%5,19672.23%7,193
Lauderdale 31,72171.54%11,91526.87%7031.59%19,80644.67%44,339
Lawrence 12,32276.86%3,56222.22%1470.92%8,76054.64%16,031
Lee 42,22159.09%27,86038.99%1,3681.92%14,36120.10%71,449
Limestone 34,64070.36%13,67227.77%9231.87%20,96842.59%49,235
Lowndes 1,83626.86%4,97272.74%270.40%-3,136-45.88%6,835
Macon 1,54117.67%7,10881.49%740.84%-5,567-63.82%8,723
Madison 102,78052.77%87,28644.82%4,7012.41%15,4947.95%194,767
Marengo 5,34349.02%5,48850.35%690.63%-145-1.33%10,900
Marion 12,20588.40%1,46310.60%1391.00%10,74277.80%13,807
Marshall 33,19183.70%5,94314.99%5211.31%27,24868.71%39,655
Mobile 101,24355.27%79,47443.39%2,4471.34%21,76911.88%183,164
Monroe 6,14757.62%4,45541.76%660.62%1,69215.86%10,668
Montgomery 33,31133.60%64,52965.09%1,2991.31%-31,218-31.49%99,139
Morgan 39,66473.83%13,23424.63%8241.54%26,43049.20%53,722
Perry 1,33925.60%3,86073.80%310.60%-2,521-48.20%5,230
Pickens 5,59457.86%4,02241.60%520.54%1,57216.26%9,668
Pike 8,04258.10%5,63640.72%1631.18%2,40617.38%13,841
Randolph 8,55978.98%2,20320.33%750.69%6,35658.65%10,837
Russell 9,86446.25%11,22852.64%2371.11%-1,564-6.39%21,329
Shelby 79,70069.33%33,26828.94%1,9821.73%46,43240.39%114,950
St. Clair 36,16681.38%7,74417.43%5311.19%28,42263.95%44,441
Sumter 1,59825.40%4,64873.88%450.72%-3,050-48.48%6,291
Talladega 22,23562.35%13,13836.84%2900.81%9,09725.51%35,663
Tallapoosa 14,96371.28%5,85927.91%1690.81%9,10443.37%20,991
Tuscaloosa 51,11756.69%37,76541.88%1,2901.43%13,35214.81%90,172
Walker 26,00283.42%4,83415.51%3341.07%21,16867.91%31,170
Washington 6,56473.95%2,25825.44%540.61%4,30648.51%8,876
Wilcox 1,83331.05%4,04868.58%220.37%-2,215-37.53%5,903
Winston 10,19590.35%9748.63%1151.02%9,22181.72%11,284
Totals1,441,17062.03%849,62436.57%32,4881.40%591,54625.46%2,323,282
Alabama County Swing 2020.svg
Alabama County Trend 2020.svg

Results by congressional district

Trump won 6 of 7 congressional districts. [34] Trump's 81.2% in Alabama's 4th district was his best showing of any congressional district in the nation.

DistrictTrumpBidenElected
representative
1st 63.7%35.3% Jerry Carl
2nd 63.9%35.1% Barry Moore
3rd 65.3%33.7% Mike Rogers
4th 81.2%17.8% Robert Aderholt
5th 62.7%35.7% Mo Brooks
6th 67.0%31.8% Gary Palmer
7th 28.5%70.8% Terri Sewell

Analysis

A socially conservative Bible Belt state, Alabama has voted for the Republican candidate in every election since 1980 and has done so by double-digit margins in all of them except 1980, 1992, and 1996. Most analysts expected the state to be uncompetitive.

Biden only won Jefferson County and 12 counties in the Black Belt; Trump won all other counties.

This election coincided with the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Alabama, where incumbent Democrat Doug Jones – who was elected by a 21,924 vote margin in a 2017 special election – ran for a full six-year term but was defeated by Republican football coach Tommy Tuberville. Despite losing, Jones outperformed Biden by 5.1 percentage points.

Exit polls

Edison

The following are estimates from exit polls conducted by the Edison Research for the National Election Pool (encompassing ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and NBC News) interviewing 1,201 Alabama voters, adjusted to match the actual vote count. [35]

2020 presidential election in Alabama by subgroup (Edison exit polling) [36]
Demographic subgroupBidenTrump% of

total vote

Total vote36.5762.0399
Ideology
Liberals 91814
Moderates 544436
Conservatives 89250
Party
Democrats 95526
Republicans 29753
Independents 494421
Gender
Men356345
Women396155
Race/ethnicity
White 217774
Black 891122
Hispanic or Latino 3
Asian 0
Other1
Age
18–29 years old544415
30–44 years old405723
45–64 years old376237
65 and older237725
Sexual orientation
LGBT 5
Heterosexual 326695
Education
Never attended college267320
Some college education406025
Associate's degree 297017
Bachelor's degree 405723
Postgraduate degree524714
Income
Less than $50,000356537
$50,000 to $99,999386031
$100,000 or more336732
Issue regarded as most important
Racial inequality 93518
Coronavirus 7
Economy 89149
Crime and safety15
Health care 7
Region
North 297024
North Central267226
Birmingham/South Central 564228
South 336622
Area type
Urban583925
Suburban277256
Rural376120
Family's financial situation today
Better than four years ago178260
Worse than four years ago11
About the same643427

Associated Press

The following are estimates from exit polls conducted by the University of Chicago for the Associated Press interviewing 1,905 likely voters in Alabama, adjusted to match the actual vote count. [37]

2020 presidential election in Alabama by subgroup (Associated Press exit polling) [37]
Demographic subgroupBidenTrumpJorgensen% of

total vote

Total vote36.5762.031.08100
Ideology
Liberals 8613120
Moderates 5542228
Conservatives 792151
Party
Democrats or lean Democrat963133
Republicans or lean Republican494163
Independents 544044
Type of vote
Election Day 3167183
Mail 6237117
Vote in 2016
Hillary Clinton 972127
Donald Trump 396153
Someone else 5430124
Did not vote4157116
Gender
Men3266146
Women4059153
Race/ethnicity
White 2078175
Black 918122
Hispanic or Latino 1
Asian <1
American Indian, Native American, or Alaska Native <1
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander <1
Other1
Age
18–24 years old504536
25–29 years old395916
30–39 years old3760214
40–49 years old4455115
50–64 years old3564130
65 and older3069<129
Religion
Protestant 2375140
Catholic 405917
Mormon 1
Other Christian 3563126
Jewish 1
Muslim <1
Something else5643111
None 6038213
White evangelical or white-born again Christian
Yes1288<153
No5246147
Marital status
Married3168152
Not married4852148
Sexual orientation
LGBT 9
Heterosexual 3564191
Education
High school or less3366<133
Some college education or associate's degree 3663136
College graduate3958320
Postgraduate degree4453111
Total household income (2019)
Under $25,0004851121
$25,000–$49,9993663127
$50,000–$74,9993366<118
$75,000–$99,9993068214
Over $100,0003266119
Union households
Yes8
No3563292
Veteran households
Yes3069<132
No3662168
Issue regarded as most important
Economy and jobs989232
Healthcare5446<19
Immigration5
Abortion3
Law enforcement5
Climate change 1
Foreign policy 1
COVID-19 pandemic 5840133
Racism6829110
Area type
Urban5940<113
Suburban4255232
Small town3464126
Rural2377<130

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Candidate withdrew after the New Hampshire primary when absentee voting had already begun.
  2. 1 2 3 Candidate withdrew shortly before the primary when absentee voting had already begun.
  3. 1 2 3 Candidate withdrew during the first days of the absentee voting period.
  4. CBS News' presidential election ratings uniquely do not contain a category for Safe/Solid races.
  5. NPR's presidential election ratings uniquely do not contain a category for Safe/Solid races.
  6. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  8. Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  9. "Other candidate or write-in" with 0%
  10. "Refused" with 0%
  11. "Someone else" with 2%
  12. "Trump does not deserve to be re-elected" with 42% as opposed to "Trump deserves to be re-elected"
  13. Jorgensen and Cohen were nominated by the Libertarian Party of Alabama but placed on the ballot as independents because the party did not have ballot access.
Partisan clients
  1. Poll sponsored by Tommy Tuberville's campaign.
  2. The Consumer Energy Alliance is a pro-Keystone XL lobbying group
  3. Poll sponsored by Doug Jones' campaign

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The 2020 United States presidential election in Colorado was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Colorado voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump from Florida, and his running mate Vice President Mike Pence from Indiana, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden from Delaware, and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris from California. Colorado had nine electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Georgia</span> Election in Georgia

The 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Georgia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris of California. Georgia has 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Illinois</span>

The 2020 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and his running mate, Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California. Illinois had 20 votes in the Electoral College. Prior to the 2020 election, all news organizations predicted Illinois was a state that Biden would win, or otherwise considered a safe blue state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Indiana</span> Election in Indiana

The 2020 United States presidential election in Indiana was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Indiana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Indiana has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in New York</span>

The 2020 United States presidential election in New York was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New York voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. New York had 29 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Trump announced that Florida would be his home state for this election, rather than New York as it had been previously. This was the first presidential election in New York to allow no-excuse absentee voting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)</span> Election in Washington

The 2020 United States presidential election in Washington was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia participated. Washington voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Washington has 12 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Oregon</span> Election in Oregon

The 2020 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oregon voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Oregon has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Maine</span> Election in Maine

The 2020 United States presidential election in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Maine voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Maine has four electoral votes in the Electoral College. Unlike all other states except Nebraska, Maine awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each congressional district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee</span> Election in Tennessee

The 2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Tennessee voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Oklahoma</span> Election in Oklahoma

The 2020 United States presidential election in Oklahoma was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oklahoma voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Oklahoma has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Nebraska</span> Election in Nebraska

The 2020 United States presidential election in Nebraska was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Nebraska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Nebraska has five electoral votes in the Electoral College, two from the state at large, and one each from the three congressional districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Mississippi</span> Election in Mississippi

The 2020 United States presidential election in Mississippi was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Mississippi voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Mississippi has six electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire</span> Election in New Hampshire

The 2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. New Hampshire voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominees, incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, against the Democratic Party's nominees, former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris. New Hampshire has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico</span> Election in New Mexico

The 2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New Mexico voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. New Mexico has five electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina</span> Election in North Carolina

The 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state was narrowly won by the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. North Carolina had 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in North Dakota</span> Election in North Dakota

The 2020 United States presidential election in North Dakota was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Dakota voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump from Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence from Indiana against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden from Delaware, and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris of California. North Dakota has three electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in South Dakota</span> Election in South Dakota

The 2020 United States presidential election in South Dakota was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. South Dakota voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. South Dakota has three electoral votes in the Electoral College.

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