US Election Results 2024 in charts and numbers: Trump’s victory, Senate and House outcomes explained
US Election Results 2024: Donald Trump will become the next US president. Here's election results explained in numbers and charts.
Republican leader Donald Trump was declared the 47th US President on Wednesday, a day after final polling was held across several states. Americans also voted to elect members to the two chambers of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives. The counting of votes is still underway.
Here's what the numbers show as of 9:15 pm (IST) on Wednesday:
US Presidential Election: Donald Trump wins
Popular votes (votes cast by citizens till Nov 5): Trump won 71,527,867 votes (51%) votes; rival Kamala Harris lost with 66,671,671 votes (48.0%).
Electoral votes (Electoral College): Trump won the majority of the electoral votes at 277; Kamala Harris had the support of 224 electors. A candidate needs 270 votes to become an official President-elect.
Swing states (7): Trump won four so far (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia); counting of votes was still underway in the swing states of Arizona, Michigan and Nevada.
US Senate: Republicans crosses majority
Elections were held for 34 US Senate seats. There are total of 100 seats. Republicans have already crossed the majorty mark (50) in the Senate. Here's how many seats Donald Trump's Republican party, also known as GOP, and Democrats hold as of now:
| Republicans | 52 |
| Democrats | 42 |
| Flips | 3 (Republicans regained control in Virginia, Ohio and Montana from Democrats) |
| Pending races | Results are yet to be declared on 6 seats - Arizona, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. |
House of Representatives results: Republicans lead
All 435 seats the House of Representatives are up for grabs. A party needs to win 217 seats to cross majority. Here's how many seats Republicans and Democrats hold as of now:
| Republicans | 203 |
| Democrats | 181 |
| Flips | 1 (Republicans gained Michigan from Democrats) |
| Pending races | 56 |
Donald Trump's election as the 47th US president is a striking political comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, faced dozens of felony convictions and survived two assassination attempts.
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First Published:6 Nov 2024, 10:08 PM IST
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