US election results: Key takeaways as Trump wins

Former United States President Donald Trump has won the presidency again, defeating Democratic Party nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris successful Tuesday’s election, according to the Associated Press.

Tens of millions of voters crossed the United States trooped to polling booths  to formed their ballots for the statesmanlike predetermination and contests for the US Senate, House of Representatives, gubernatorial positions and down-ballot argumentation measures.

For weeks starring up to Election Day, pollsters had predicted a neck-and-neck contention betwixt erstwhile Trump and Harris.

But hours aft arsenic voting ended, a wide representation of the predetermination result emerged adjacent arsenic the vote count continued successful astir states, and 5 states person not yet been called.

Here’s what happened — and the cardinal takeaways from Election Day.

Where bash Trump and Harris basal astatine the extremity of Election Night?

• Electoral College vote: Trump has secured 277 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press quality agency, surpassing the 270 needed to triumph the election. The AP has projected results successful 45 states, arsenic good arsenic the District of Columbia, wherever Harris is projected to win. It has called Trump wins successful 27 of these states, and Harris successful 18.
• National fashionable vote: The ballot number is inactive nether way, but according to AP, the ballot tally for the fashionable ballot stands astatine 51 percent votes for Trump and 47.5 percent for Harris. Trump has won much than 71.7 cardinal votes, portion Harris has won much than 66.9 cardinal votes.
• Swing states: The predetermination effect hingds connected the result of seven battleground states. Out of the swing states, AP has projected a Trump triumph successful North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Who is starring successful the remaining states?

• Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Michigan and Nevada are yet to beryllium called.
• So far, Trump is starring successful 4 of these 5 states: Arizona by 5 percent points, Michigan by 2, Nevada by 5 and Alaska by 15.
• Harris is starring Maine by 9 percent points.

Trump makes inroads into Black and Latino communities

Traditionally, Trump has earned disapproval from Democrats and Republicans alike astir his racist and derogatory comments astir Black people.

However, this time, Republican efforts to entreaty to Black and Latino voters look to person paid off.

The Black elector demographic successful the US has consistently voted Democrat successful the past. But nationally, this year, Trump secured 20 percent of the Black vote, according to an exit canvass by AP. He had won 12 percent of the community’s ballot successful 2020. The AP canvass besides showed Trump getting much Latino votes than successful 2020.

Women’s votes

This was the archetypal predetermination since the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade ruling, ending a woman’s close to terminate a gestation each implicit the US. Trump has repeatedly claimed recognition for that verdict, which was made imaginable by his appointments of 3 blimpish judges connected the apical court.

Trump and his moving mate JD Vance person besides been accused of aggregate sexist comments.

And the Harris run has been highlighting Trump’s stance connected reproductive rights successful a bid to woo pistillate voters, drafting retired a opposition with herself, and her bid to go the archetypal pistillate president of the US.

However, aboriginal nationalist exit polls, released portion polling was ongoing, showed that Harris had won the enactment of 54 percent of women, little than Biden did successful 2020, erstwhile helium had the enactment of 57 percent.

Changing trends of voters by age

Support for Harris somewhat dwindled among young voters, according to an AP survey. About fractional of the voters aged beneath 30 supported Harris, according to the survey, compared with astir 60 percent successful the property radical who supported Biden successful 2020.

More than 4 retired of 10 young voters supported Trump this year, which is an summation from the one-third who backed him successful 2020.

In plaything states Michigan and Wisconsin, Trump saw a 5 percent constituent summation compared with 2020 among votes beneath 45 years, exit polls showed.

The Republican campaigner mislaid immoderate enactment among older voters. In Wisconsin, Trump mislaid 11 percent points successful enactment from voters aged supra 65 compared with 2020, portion successful Michigan, helium mislaid 6 percent points successful enactment from this demographic.

Congressional elections: Republicans flip Senate

The Republican Party gained control of the Senate, ending 4 years of Democrat enactment successful the precocious enclosure of Congress.

As galore arsenic 33 Senate seats were up for grabs this year, making up astir a 3rd of the 100-seat chamber. Before this election, the Senate had 47 Democrats and 4 autarkic senators who caucused with the party, giving the Democrats the 51-member spot to marque up the majority. The Democrats needed to clasp connected to each spot imaginable to enactment successful power. However, the Republicans — who antecedently had 49 members — claimed the Senate by flipping 2 seats.

In Ohio, Democrat incumbent Sherrod Brown mislaid his spot to Republican Bernie Moreno. In West Virginia, retiring autarkic Senator Joe Manchin’s spot was won by Republican Jim Justice, who defeated Democrat Glenn Elliot by a comfy 41 percent points margin.

Republicans held connected to their spot successful Texas, wherever Senator Ted Cruz won a 3rd term. More than 60 races are yet to beryllium called for the House. However, Republicans are polling precocious and person a accidental to boost their 220-212 House majority.

Democrat Sarah McBride won the unfastened House spot successful Delaware, becoming the archetypal transgender idiosyncratic to beryllium elected to Congress.