US Election 2020: Joe Biden in a significant twist has taken lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania and is on the verge of becoming the next President of the United States.
Joe Biden is leading in Georgia by 1,097 votes, Pennsylvania by 5,596 votes, Nevada by 11,438 votes and Arizona by 47,052 votes. Trump has lost his major lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia and is now leading only in North Carolina by 76,701 votes and Florida by 374,313 votes.
Donald Trump needs to win all of these states to win the US Presidential Elections 2020 and with each passing hour the possibility of this is slimming down. On the other hand, by flipping Georgia and Pennsylvania, Joe Biden has most certainly secured his victory.
Joe Biden is likely to end up with the highest number of votes, more than what any US President has ever got in the history of US Politics.
Following are the six battleground states:
Swing State | Joe Biden Vote % | Donald Trump Vote % |
| Arizona | 50.1 (15,32,062) | 48.5 (14,85,010) |
| Florida | 47.9 (52,84,377) | 51.2 (56,58,690) |
| Georgia | 49.4 (24,49,582) | 49.4 (24,48,485) |
| Nevada | 49.4 (6,04,251) | 48.5 (5,92,813) |
| North Carolina | 48.7 (26,55,383) | 50.1 (27,32,084) |
| Pennsylvania | 49.5% (32,95,327) | 49.4%32,89,731 |
| Source: The Associated Press at 3.30 pm | ||
How many votes does Donald Trump have till now?
President Donald Trump currently has 214 votes, while his Democrat rival Joe Biden is leading with 253 electoral votes (without counting Arizona). In a major relief for the Democrats, the tight contest in Michigan and Wisconsin, two key battleground states, ended with Joe Biden claiming victory in both the states.
Who is likely to be the next US President?
If Joe Biden maintains his existing lead in Nevada, Arizona, latest Georgia and Pennsylvania, he is likely to become the next President of the United States. However, as of now the US election is still balanced between Trump and Biden.
Can Donald Trump still win?
Donald Trump's chances of winning the US Election 2020 are slimming with each passing hour. Trump will need to win Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida and either Nevada or Arizona to retain his position as the President of the United States.
If elected, 78-year-old Joe Biden would be the oldest president in US history at his inauguration. Trump, who is currently 74, would also be the oldest president ever if he wins a second term.
Trump threatens to challenge Biden-claimed States
Donald Trump in a series of tweets, some of which have been flagged by Twitter for contain misleading content, has threatened to challenge all the recent Biden-claimed states for voter fraud and state elections fraud.
Trump claims through his flagged tweeted that he will easily win the Presidency of the United States with legal votes. He has called all mail-in ballots being accepted during this period as illegal votes and has called upon the US Supreme Court to decide on the same.
What are mail-in ballots and why are they important?
The mail-in ballots are the votes sent over by citizens through mail and they are also called as Absentee votes. Every US state has a different rule regarding these votes. Some of them count them first, while the others count them after counting the votes polled on the main election day.
In most of the main battleground states including Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, the mail-in votes are being counted last. These votes can be a game-changer for Joe Biden and may change the current figures as they did in Michigan and Wisconsin with both of them turning blue. Most of these mail-in ballots are expected to be by the democrat supporters and loyalists.
US States | Joe Biden vote % | Donald Trump vote % | Electoral Votes |
| Alabama | 36.4 | 62.5 | 9 |
| Alaska | 33.5 | 62.1 | 3 |
| Arizona | 50.7 | 47.9 | 11 |
| Arkansas | 34.5 | 62.6 | 6 |
| California | 65.3 | 32.9 | 55 |
| Colorado | 55.4 | 42.1 | 9 |
| Connecticut | 57.3 | 41.2 | 7 |
| Delaware | 58.8 | 39.8 | 3 |
| Florida | 47.8 | 51.2 | 29 |
| Georgia | 49.1 | 49.6 | 16 |
| Hawaii | 63.7 | 34.3 | 4 |
| Idaho | 33.1 | 63.9 | 4 |
| Illinois | 55.1 | 43 | 20 |
| Indiana | 40.6 | 57.5 | 11 |
| Iowa | 45 | 53.2 | 6 |
| Kansas | 41.2 | 56.6 | 6 |
| Kentucky | 35.7 | 62.6 | 8 |
| Louisiana | 39.8 | 58.5 | 8 |
| Maine | 52.9 | 44.2 | 4 |
| Maryland | 62.6 | 35.6 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 65.7 | 32.5 | 11 |
| Michigan | 50.5 | 48 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 52.6 | 45.4 | 10 |
| Mississippi | 39.2 | 59.4 | 6 |
| Missouri | 41.3 | 56.9 | 10 |
| Montana | 40.6 | 56.9 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 39.1 | 58.8 | 5 |
| Nevada | 49.3 | 48.7 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 52.8 | 45.6 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 60.7 | 38.2 | 14 |
| New Mexico | 52.4 | 43.6 | 5 |
| New York | 55.7 | 43 | 29 |
| North Carolina | 48.7 | 50.1 | 15 |
| North Dakota | 31.9 | 65.5 | 3 |
| Ohio | 45.1 | 53.4 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 32.3 | 65.4 | 7 |
| Oregon | 57.5 | 40.2 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 48.1 | 50.7 | 20 |
| Rhode Island | 59.4 | 39.2 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 43.2 | 55.3 | 9 |
| South Dakota | 35.6 | 61.8 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 37.4 | 60.7 | 11 |
| Texas | 46.4 | 52.2 | 38 |
| Utah | 38.9 | 58.5 | 6 |
| Vermont | 66.4 | 30.8 | 3 |
| Virginia | 55 | 45.5 | 13 |
| Washington | 60.2 | 37.5 | 12 |
| West Virginia | 29.6 | 68.7 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 49.6 | 48.9 | 10 |
| Wyoming | 26.7 | 70.4 | 3 |
| Source: The Associated Press | |||
Who won from these battleground seats in 2016?
Battleground State | 2016 winner | Margin in % |
| Arizona | Donald Trump | 3.6 |
| Florida | Donald Trump | 1.2 |
| Georgia | Donald Trump | 5.2 |
| Iowa | Donald Trump | 9.5 |
| Michigan | Donald Trump | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | Hillary Clinton | 1.5 |
| Nevada | Hillary Clinton | 2.4 |
| New Hampshire | Hillary Clinton | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | Donald Trump | 3.7 |
| Ohio | Donald Trump | 8.2 |
| Pennsylvania | Donald Trump | 0.7 |
| Texas | Donald Trump | 9.1 |
| Virginia | Hillary Clinton | 5.4 |
| Wisconsin | Donald Trump | 0.8 |
Donald Trump's 2016 victory was largely powered by his win in these battleground states. However, this time around the battles in all these states is expected to be closer than last time. Trump spent almost entire of October 31 rallying in Pennsylvania which is a key battleground state and also a must-win for Trump. Biden is currently leading from the state.
Why battleground states are important?
Most states almost always vote the same way, which means that there are only a few states where both candidates stand an equal chance of winning and these states, where the election is won or lost, are known as the battleground states. The battleground states play the deciding role in the main election results.
In the 2016 US Presidential Elections, Hillary Clinton led the polls and won almost three million more votes than Donald Trump, but she still lost the elections because the US uses an electoral college system.
Under the US electoral college system, winning the most votes do not always help the candidate win the elections, it is where they win the votes from that is key for the final victory.
What is the US electoral college system?
The United States uses the electoral college system to elect its President. Under the US electoral college system, each state is given a number of votes based on how many members it sends to Congress House and Senate.
Overall, a total of 538 electoral college votes are up for grabs, so a candidate needs to hit 270 to win. Some of the battleground states have more electoral college votes on offer than others, so how the state vote plays a huge role to determine the final results.
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