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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

$2.9M

Joe Biden

Independent Expenditures

Supporting Winner

$3.2M

Top Committees by Expenditure

Progressive TV Advertising Fund

Category: TV Advertising

$0.7M

4.728651639936782%

Progressive Digital Marketing Fund

Category: Digital Marketing

$0.5M

4.902139198695913%

Progressive Direct Mail Fund

Category: Direct Mail

$0.6M

12.778717224165392%

Progressive Get Out The Vote Fund

Category: Get Out The Vote

$0.6M

12.833972885451805%

Progressive Opposition Research Fund

Category: Opposition Research

$0.8M

0.3668370062035464%

Campaign Spending Analysis

Winner's Total Spending

$4.9M

Campaign Finance Overview

Winner's Total Raised

$4.2M

Joe Biden

Funding Breakdown

Individual Contributions

54.4% of total

$2.3M

PAC Contributions

19.5% of total

$0.8M

Party Contributions

10.0% of total

$0.4M

Self Funding

5.0% of total

$0.2M

Small Dollar Donations

27.3% of total

$1.1M

Campaign Spending

78.9% of total

$3.3M

Top Swing States

SD

electoral votes

0.4% margin

5% swing

PA

electoral votes

0.6% margin

3.2% swing

WV

electoral votes

0.7% margin

4.2% swing

NM

electoral votes

0.7% margin

0.8% swing

OH

electoral votes

1.0% margin

0.5% swing

NE

electoral votes

1.1% margin

0.8% swing

OR

electoral votes

1.4% margin

1.8% swing

MT

electoral votes

1.6% margin

1.4% swing

Victory Margins Over Time