President-elect Donald Trump is on track to return to the White House with a decisive victory in the Electoral College and the popular vote—the first Republican to secure the popular vote since President George W. Bush in 2004.
Trump has earned 295 electoral votes as of this writing, flipping all three “blue wall” states—Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan—an achievement he also made in 2016, the only Republican president to do so since 1988. He secured at least 72.6 million votes nationally to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 67.9 million. See a map of the red shift here.
Trump’s victory kicks off a 75-day period in which his transition team will work to fill roughly 4,000 government positions with political appointees. Vice President Kamala Harris has meanwhile conceded the race, speaking publicly on the outcome yesterday. President Joe Biden is set to address the nation tonight. Vote counting remains ongoing to determine control of the House, with dozens of races still uncalled as of this writing. Republicans have won control of the Senate. See more updates on congressional and down-ballot races here
