Election polls 2020 USA : Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump as count continues
election polls 2020 usa – US Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: The US Election 2020 … US voters – This table give details of an estimate for the amount of votes that are yet to be counted in each state where the winner is not yet known, and the amount of votes dividing the current leading candidate from the second-placed party (the margin). As joined together the two things decided how much scope there is for the positions to change in the final count.
| State | Votes left to count (est.) | Current margin | Current leader | |
| % | votes | |||
| Georgia | 1% | <50,000 | 917 | Biden |
| Pennsylvania | 3% | <200,000 | 18,042 | Trump |
| North Carolina | 6% | <350,000 | 76,701 | Trump |
| Nevada | 16% | <250,000 | 11,438 | Biden |
| Alaska | 50% | <200,000 | 54,610 | Trump |
Georgia
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
|
Joe Biden |
2,449,371 | 49.4% | |
|
Donald Trump |
2,448,454 | 49.4% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
61,380 | 1.2% |
what is the purpose
Long a Republican stronghold, southern Georgia has recently become more of a battleground state due to its growing black electorate. In the 2018 governor’s election, Republican Brian Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams by just 1.4 percentage points.
Pennsylvania
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
|
Donald Trump |
3,285,965 | 49.6% | |
|
Joe Biden |
3,267,923 | 49.3% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
76,135 | 1.1% |
what is the purpose
Pennsylvania was one of the largest states to swing to Trump in the 2016 election. He won the state by a margin of just 0.7 percentage points, turning it Republican for the first time since 1992.
North Carolina
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
|
Donald Trump |
2,732,084 | 50.1% | |
|
Joe Biden |
2,655,383 | 48.7% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
47,215 | 0.9% |
what is the purpose
Historically Republican-leaning, North Carolina has become increasingly competitive in recent years. The state’s recent voting patterns mirror a national trend towards more polarisation, with cities swinging further towards the Democrats and rural areas towards the Republicans.
Nevada
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
|
Joe Biden |
604,251 | 49.4% | |
|
Donald Trump |
592,813 | 48.5% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
11,647 | 1% |
what is the purpose
Nevada’s population has grown rapidly in the past two decades, as has the share of Latino, Black and Asian American voters in the state. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won Nevada by a margin of 2.4 percentage points.
Florida
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
| Donald Trump | 5,658,690 | 51.2% | |
|
Joe Biden |
5,284,377 | 47.9% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
70,043 | 0.6% |
what is the purpose
Florida has voted with the eventual winner in all but one presidential election since 1964. It is also the swing state with the largest population and the most electoral college votes.
Michigan
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
| Joe Biden | 2,791,549 | 50.6% | |
|
Donald Trump |
2,646,423 | 47.9% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
60,343 | 1.1% |
what is the purpose
Trump won Michigan by just 0.2 percentage points in 2016 – the narrowest margin of any state. In the six elections prior, the state consistently voted Democratic.
Wisconsin
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
| Joe Biden | 1,630,542 | 49.6% | |
|
Donald Trump |
1,609,734 | 48.9% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
38,414 | 1.2% |
what is the purpose
Wisconsin sided with the Democratic candidate in all presidential elections from 1988 through 2012, although sometimes by very narrow margins. In 2016, Trump managed to flip the state despite his underdog status in the polls.
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Ohio
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
| Donald Trump | 3,074,418 | 53.4% | |
|
Joe Biden |
2,603,731 | 45.2% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
65,069 | 1.1% |
what is the purpose
Ohio is one of the largest swing states in the Midwest, and it has sided with the eventual election winner for decades. Trump won the state by a margin of over eight points in 2016.
Arizona
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
| Joe Biden | 1,528,319 | 50.1% | |
|
Donald Trump |
1,482,062 | 48.5% | |
|
Jo Jorgensen |
42,753 | 1.4% |
what is the purpose
Arizona last voted Democratic for President in 1996, but the state has become increasingly competitive as the Hispanic share of the electorate has grown. The Democrats managed to gain a number of seats in the 2018 midterms here.
