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Total Votes

155,507,469

155.5M votes cast

20.7%

Voter Turnout

66.8%

Of eligible voters

6.7%

Electoral Margin

74

Electoral vote difference

3.9%

Election Trends

Party Vote Distribution

State-by-State Results

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Party Control

Democratic (Solid)
Republican (Solid)
Democratic (Swing)
Republican (Swing)

Victory Margin

Lighter
Stronger

Darker shades indicate larger victory margins. Striped patterns show swing states with margins of 5% or less.

Committee Funding Analysis

Winner's Total Funding

$2.5M

Joe Biden

Independent Expenditures

Supporting Winner

$2.8M

Top Committees by Expenditure

Progressive TV Advertising Fund

Category: TV Advertising

$0.8M

10.335501218710988%

Progressive Digital Marketing Fund

Category: Digital Marketing

$0.6M

14.153965042489752%

Progressive Direct Mail Fund

Category: Direct Mail

$0.6M

6.655488490181071%

Progressive Get Out The Vote Fund

Category: Get Out The Vote

$0.5M

8.492140777054992%

Progressive Opposition Research Fund

Category: Opposition Research

$0.4M

13.033706710234085%

Campaign Spending Analysis

Winner's Total Spending

$5.4M

Campaign Finance Overview

Winner's Total Raised

$4.1M

Joe Biden

Funding Breakdown

Individual Contributions

62.8% of total

$2.6M

PAC Contributions

21.4% of total

$0.9M

Party Contributions

9.5% of total

$0.4M

Self Funding

5.4% of total

$0.2M

Small Dollar Donations

29.9% of total

$1.2M

Campaign Spending

80.8% of total

$3.3M

Top Swing States

FL

electoral votes

0.7% margin

4.9% swing

GA

electoral votes

1.1% margin

0.3% swing

MS

electoral votes

1.2% margin

2.5% swing

SC

electoral votes

1.5% margin

4.8% swing

AL

electoral votes

2.8% margin

1.1% swing

NH

electoral votes

2.9% margin

4% swing

NV

electoral votes

2.9% margin

0.5% swing

DC

electoral votes

3.3% margin

2.4% swing

Victory Margins Over Time