There were seven: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. It is in these swing states, these pivotal states, that the 2024 presidential election was really played out.
And Donald Trump won each time, making his victory indisputable: the Republican candidate ultimately obtained 312 electors, compared to 226 for his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris. He did even better than during his first victory in 2016, when he pocketed 306 voters.
First North Carolina then Georgia
During election night, on the night of Tuesday November 5 to Wednesday November 6 in France, North Carolina was the first to switch to Donald Trump’s camp, allowing him to win 16 electoral votes. The Republican candidate had already conquered this pivotal state in 2016 and 2020. He won it with nearly 200,000 votes in advance, winning 51% of the vote, compared to 48% for Kamala Harris.
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Georgia Then Pennsylvania, which have 16 and 19 electors respectively, followed a little later. However, they were won by Joe Biden in 2020, Georgia after a long epilogue and protests from the Republican camp. Once again, Donald Trump came in first in both territories, with 51% of the vote in both states.
The three “blue wall” states for the Republican
It is victory in the Wisconsin which allowed the ex-president to pocket 10 additional electors and therefore exceed the 270 necessary to win the election. He won 49.7% of the vote, almost a point ahead of Kamala Harris, who came in at 48.8%.
Donald Trump achieved the Grand Slam in the three key “blue wall” states, also winning the 15 major voters you Michigan, and 49.7% of the votes (48.3% for the Democrat). He had already won this state in 2016 before Joe Biden brought him back into the Democratic race in 2020.
Nevada and Arizona flipped this weekend for Trump
On the other hand, we had to wait several days before knowing the outcome of the election in the last two swing states, those located in the southwest of the United States. In the Nevada first Saturday, November 9, where Donald Trump obtained 51% of the vote, against 47% for Kamala Harris. A performance for the Republican, who did not win in this state and its six major voters during his first election in 2016. The last victory of a candidate from this camp in this state dates back to 2004.
Finally, early Sunday morning, Donald Trump’s victory was announced in Arizona by the Associated Press agency, which makes reference in the proclamation of the results. The count has not yet been completed but the president-elect was nearly 200,000 votes ahead at the time of this announcement.
