During all election nightthe world observed with particular attention how the results the seven key states: Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Of them, of these famous Swing Statesthe Republican’s victory depended Donald Trumpwho has already proclaimed himself the 47th President of the United States and, although he is still three electoral votes To reach the majority of 270 votes, he promised his supporters to “fix everything that is wrong in the country”.
The count in these territories continues and the final result could still take days to arrive, but the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harrisno longer has any room for maneuver after the capture of its rival the 19 electoral votes of Pennsylvania. Previously, the goal had already been scored in North Carolina and Georgia. And for now, Trump is ahead of the rest.
North Carolina, first knockout
The first of the key states to fall into Trump’s hands was North Carolina. With 5% remaining to be counted, the Republican, who remained ahead of Kamala Harris throughout the count, became with the 16 electoral votes which belong to this State.
Although he managed to overtake his Democratic rival by a margin of up to seven points, the data ultimately points to a victory. tighter 51% versus 48%.
This is the third time a former president has won in the state, following Republican victories in 2016 and 2020. Also in 2012, conservatives took control of the state. In fact, the last Democrat to win in North Carolina It was Barack Obama in 2008.
Several studies argue that turnout in areas where Trump won increased, while it decreased where there were more votes for Harris.
Georgia is no longer a battlefield
With more than 95% of the votes counted, Trump also won in Georgia, another of his key states. 16 electoral votes. It thus became the first state to Republicans take over Democratssince in 2020 it was the current Democratic President Joe Biden who won the territory. He was actually the first progressive to win the Southern state since 1992, with a huge Republican tradition.
Four years ago, however, Biden was barely ahead of Trump. 12,000 votes. A very narrow margin which led the Republican candidate at the time to encourage the theory of electoral fraud.
Pennsylvania, the key to victory
Trump’s premature victories in North Carolina and Georgia They placed Pennsylvania as the most important battlefield for his large number of electoral votes.
With 95% of the votes, Donald Trump declared himself the winner in this state by three points. count everything votes may be delayed several days, but with Harris losing in those three states, Trump just has to add one more to the remaining states…and he’s a favorite in all of them.
