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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

$1.9M

Joe Biden

Independent Expenditures

Supporting Winner

$2.9M

Top Committees by Expenditure

Progressive TV Advertising Fund

Category: TV Advertising

$0.6M

12.693713842196892%

Progressive Digital Marketing Fund

Category: Digital Marketing

$0.5M

11.275959574544444%

Progressive Direct Mail Fund

Category: Direct Mail

$0.6M

0.2526828268975656%

Progressive Get Out The Vote Fund

Category: Get Out The Vote

$0.7M

19.725042196931746%

Progressive Opposition Research Fund

Category: Opposition Research

$0.6M

17.09968345616697%

Campaign Spending Analysis

Winner's Total Spending

$4.4M

Campaign Finance Overview

Winner's Total Raised

$3.8M

Joe Biden

Funding Breakdown

Individual Contributions

69.0% of total

$2.6M

PAC Contributions

23.0% of total

$0.9M

Party Contributions

10.3% of total

$0.4M

Self Funding

5.8% of total

$0.2M

Small Dollar Donations

34.7% of total

$1.3M

Campaign Spending

92.1% of total

$3.5M

Top Swing States

OH

electoral votes

0.8% margin

4.7% swing

MI

electoral votes

1.3% margin

1.3% swing

MT

electoral votes

1.4% margin

1.4% swing

AL

electoral votes

1.4% margin

4.3% swing

UT

electoral votes

1.8% margin

4.9% swing

ND

electoral votes

1.8% margin

1.1% swing

PA

electoral votes

1.8% margin

3% swing

VT

electoral votes

2.0% margin

1.4% swing

Victory Margins Over Time