The 20 electoral votes of Pennsylvania have been swept up by Donald Trump meaning that he has all but been elected as The President of the United States of America, beating Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton. The north eastern state had previously been a Democrat stronghold but Trump has left an impression on the electorate. This…
Results
Trump claims Pennsylvania
Clinton narrowly keeps hold of swing state Nevada
Hillary Clinton has won Nevada state with six electoral votes, 2.2% of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election. Hillary Clinton had been narrowly predicted to win Nevada’s six electoral votes with 48.9% to Trump’s 45% and historically Nevada has supported Democratic candidates for president slightly more often than Republican candidates.
Texas turns to Trump
The southern state of Texas has voted Republican for the tenth election in a row. It was widely expected that Trump would pick up the 38 electoral votes on offer here.
Trump takes Iowa state
Donald Trump has won Iowa state with six electoral votes, 2.2% of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election. With 84% of the votes cast Trump won with 52.4%. Between 1900 and 2012, Iowa has cast votes for the winning presidential candidate over 75 percent of the time, traditionally supporting Republican candidates more often than Democratic…
Trump claims Georgia
As expected, Donald Trump and the Republican Party have won Georgia and its 16 Electoral College votes. The South-Eastern state has been a Republican stronghold in recent times, with the last five elections going the way of the G.O.P. With 89% of votes counted, 51.7% of votes went to Trump and 45.2% went to Clinton.