2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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Turnout	70.93%[1]
Nominee Joe Biden Donald Trump Party Democratic Republican Home state Delaware Florida Running mate Kamala Harris Mike Pence Electoral vote 20 0 Popular vote 3,458,229 3,377,674 Percentage 50.01% 48.84%
County results Biden   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   80–90% Trump   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%
President before election Donald Trump Republican Elected President Joe Biden Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election.^[3] Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes in the Electoral College.^[4]

Trump won the state in 2016 by a narrow margin of 0.72%. However, Biden was able to get back the state, winning it by a 1.17% margin. On November 6, Decision Desk HQ forecast that Biden had won Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes. The state brought Biden over 270 electoral votes, winning them the election.^[5]

References

1. "Pennsylvania Breaks Voter Turnout Record In 2020 Election". Retrieved December 11, 2020.
2. "Pennsylvania Election Results 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
3. Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
4. "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
5. Prokop, Andrew (November 6, 2020). "Why Decision Desk called Pennsylvania, and the presidential race, for Joe Biden". Vox. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.