More than 240 million citizens have been called to vote in the US elections 2024 this November 5th. Their mission, to elect the 47th president of the United States between two totally different candidates: donald trump (republican) and Kamala Harris (democrat).
The count and projections are advancing apace as schools close from the east coast to the center of the country: at this time and according to media projections, Trump would have 230 delegates assured electoral, while Kamala Harris has 209 delegates so far, which according to projections gives a very favorable context for Trump’s return to the White House.
The results of the US elections put an end to a heart-stopping electoral campaign in which everything has happened, including the attempted assassination of the leader of the republicansDonald Trump, and the withdrawal of the candidate from Democratic Party and even president of the United States, Joe Biden.
The world awaits results of the United States presidential elections 2024. The outcome of numerous international challenges will depend on the winner: the future of conflicts such as the one in Ukraine, Israel’s war in Lebanon and Gaza or trade relations with China (and their effects throughout the world), among other challenges, are in the hands of the winner. of the new tenant of the White House.
The six key states that decide the new president of the United States
In these elections they were called to vote in the 51 states that are part of the country (including the District of Columbia). However, in this electoral event there is six key states in which Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have played for the presidency: Pennsylvania (19), Georgia (16), North Carolina (16), Michigan (15), Arizona (11), Wisconsin (10) and Nevada (6) . In total, 93 electoral votes at stake of the 538 delegates that are decided in the United States elections.
And although there are many more states in the country, and some of them with a very significant number of delegates, the vast majority of states already had a winner even before the North American elections were held on November 5.
The Republican states where Donald Trump wins:
- Alabama (9 electoral votes).
- Alaska (3 electoral votes).
- Arkansas (6 electoral votes).
- Idaho (4 electoral votes).
- Indiana (11 electoral votes).
- Iowa (6 electoral votes).
- Kansas (6 electoral votes).
- Kentucky (8 electoral votes).
- Louisiana (8 electoral votes).
- Mississippi (6 electoral votes).
- Missouri (10 electoral votes).
- Montana (4 electoral votes).
- Nebraska (4 electoral votes).
- North Dakota (3 electoral votes).
- Ohio (17 electoral votes).
- Oklahoma (7 electoral votes).
- South Carolina (9 electoral votes).
- South Dakota (3 electoral votes).
- Tennessee (11 electoral votes).
- Texas (40 electoral votes).
- Utah (6 electoral votes)
- West Virginia (4 electoral votes).
- Wyoming (3 electoral votes).
To them we must add the Republican leaning states according to electoral trends: Florida (30) and the representative for one of the districts of Maine.
For their part, the Democratic states where Kamala Harris achieve victory:
- California (54 electoral votes).
- Connecticut (7 electoral votes)
- Delaware (3 electoral votes).
- District of Columbia (3 electoral votes).
- Hawaii (4 electoral votes).
- Illinois (19 electoral votes).
- Maine (3 electoral votes).
- Maryland (10 electoral votes).
- Massachusetts (11 electoral votes).
- New Jersey (14 electoral votes).
- New York (28 electoral votes).
- Rhode Island (4 electoral votes).
- Vermont (3 electoral votes).
- Washington (12 electoral votes).
With a little more uncertainty, although clearly favorable for Democrats, Kamala Harris It also has delegates from Colorado (10), Minnesota (10), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (4), New Mexico (5), Oregon (8) and Virginia (13) in these North American elections.
And a curious fact, the inhabitants of Puerto Rico, who have found themselves at the center of one of the controversies of this electoral campaign due to Trump’s insults during a rally, can cast their vote in the presidential elections. However, This ballot is not valid nor does it influence the electoral result of the United States. They can show their preference but not decide. The reason? Puerto Rico is a territory that is part of the country, but does not have the political status of a state.
The curious reason why US elections are always held on Tuesdays
As always happens, these Elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The reason for this rule included in the law since 1845 is due to the rural past of the United States and the importance of the agricultural world. The month of November was ideal. Already the crops had finished and the frosts were not yet severe enough to prevent travel. So, for many citizens, being able to get to the cities to vote required days of travel. Furthermore, as Saturday and Sunday were days of rest and prayer for Christians and Jewsit was decided that Tuesday was the most suitable day.
The results of the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump
The presidential elections between the Republican and Democratic candidates were marked by controversy and a shocking recount of votes. In the end, Joe Biden He beat Donald Trump by a wide margin306 electoral votes compared to 232, but until reaching this result, the scrutiny was agonizing. States such as Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan, where Trump had won against Hillary Clinton in 2016, opted for Joe Biden, making him the new president of the United States.
However, Trump did not accept defeat and questioned the integrity of the electoral system of the country. And not only that, The former Republican president questioned the legality of millions of votes issued in the 2020 US elections. “They are trying to rig an election and we cannot let that happen. Our goal is to defend the integrity of the elections, so we will not allow the corrupt to steal from us,” he said.