2020 Presidential Election

Both turnout percentages use votes cast for president. VAP counts residents of voting age; VEP adjusts for eligibility and includes eligible overseas citizens nationally.
61.5%
Turnout by VAP
65.8%
Turnout by VEP

Results of the presidential election of 2020, won by Joseph R. Biden with 306 electoral votes.

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Election History

Historical context for the 2020 election. Before the election: Democrats controlled the House and Republicans controlled the Senate.

May 25, 2020

George Floyd’s Murder

Floyd’s murder in police custody sparked nationwide protests and intensified debate over racial justice, policing, and public accountability.

March 27, 2020

CARES Act

Emergency relief delivered support to households, businesses, and public services during the pandemic’s sudden economic shock.

2019–2022

COVID‑19 Pandemic

The pandemic disrupted public health, employment, schooling, and election administration, making crisis response central to the 2020 political environment.

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Biden’s Cabinet

President: Joseph R. Biden

Vice President: Kamala Harris

Secretary of State: Antony Blinken

Secretary of the Treasury: Dr. Janet Yellen

Secretary of Defense: Lloyd Austin

Attorney General: Merrick Garland

Secretary of the Interior: Deb Haaland

Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack

Secretary of Commerce: Gina Raimondo

Secretary of Labor: Marty Walsh (2021–2023) and Julie Su (acting, 2023–2025)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Xavier Becerra

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Marcia Fudge (2021–2024) and Adrianne Todman (2024–2025; Deputy Secretary performing the delegable duties of the Secretary)

Secretary of Transportation: Pete Buttigieg

Secretary of Energy: Jennifer Granholm

Secretary of Education: Dr. Miguel Cardona

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Denis McDonough

Secretary of Homeland Security: Alejandro Mayorkas

Chief of Staff: Ron Klain (2021–2023) and Jeff Zients (2023–2025)

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Jane Nishida (acting, 2021), Michael Regan (2021–2024) and Jane Nishida (acting, 2025)

Director of National Intelligence: Avril Haines

United States Trade Representative: Katherine Tai

United States Ambassador to the United Nations: Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers: Cecilia Rouse (2021–2023) and Jared Bernstein (2023–2025)

Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Isabel Guzman

Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Shalanda Young (acting, 2021–2022; confirmed, 2022–2025)

Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy: Eric Lander (2021–2022), Dr. Alondra Nelson (performing the duties of Director, 2022) and Dr. Arati Prabhakar (2022–2025)

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: William Burns (2021–2025; Cabinet member from July 21, 2023)

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Electoral Votes

Other color: Libertarian Party (Jo Jorgensen). Party identity color: combines economic libertarianism with civil-liberties positions; not a modern left–right rating. Combined Other totals include all remaining candidates.

270 to win
81,283,501 popular votes (51.31%)
Running Mate: Kamala Harris
74,223,975 popular votes (46.85%)
Running Mate: Michael R. Pence

The election saw the highest voter turnout since 1900, with each of the two main tickets receiving more votes than in any prior presidential election. 1,865,535 votes were also cast for Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian).

Presedential Election

Democrat

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

9

Alaska

3

Arizona

11

Arkansas

6

California

55

Colorado

9

Connecticut

7

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

3

Florida

29

Georgia

16

Hawaii

4

Idaho

4

Illinois

20

Indiana

11

Iowa

6

Kansas

6

Kentucky

8

Louisiana

8

Maine

3

Maryland

10

Massachusetts

11

Michigan

16

Minnesota

10

Mississippi

6

Missouri

10

Montana

3

Nebraska

4

Nevada

6

New Hampshire

4

New Jersey

14

New Mexico

5

New York

29

North Carolina

15

North Dakota

3

Ohio

18

Oklahoma

7

Oregon

7

Pennsylvania

20

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

9

South Dakota

3

Tennessee

11

Texas

38

Utah

6

Vermont

3

Virginia

13

Washington

12

West Virginia

5

Wisconsin

10

Wyoming

3

Popular Votes by VEP

81,283,501
74,223,975
82,198,812 (34.16%) did not vote

Share of 240,628,443 eligible people: Biden 33.78% · Did Not Vote 34.16% · Other 1.21% · Trump 30.85%.

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