Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins
Joseph R. Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States. See full results and maps from the 2020 presidential election.
2020 Election
The latest news about the 2020 election, including updates on the candidates, the polls and the major issues.
The latest news about the 2020 election, including updates on the candidates, the polls and the major issues.
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Biden Secures Enough Electors to Be President
Here’s a look at how many electoral votes have been certified — or made official.
By Maggie AstorKeith Collins and
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Polls
If Harris Is the Nominee, It Still Won’t Be Easy to Beat Trump
Biden’s age hasn’t been the only concern voters have been telling pollsters about recently.
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CreditEric Lee/The New York Times The Debate Hurt Biden, but the Real Shift Has Been Happening for Years
A 3-point move toward Trump in a new Times/Siena poll is not a fundamental change in the race, but it adds to longstanding concerns.
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CreditEric Lee/The New York Times How Trump’s Most Loyal Supporters Are Responding to the Verdict
Many saw in the jury’s finding a rejection of themselves, of their values and even of democracy itself.
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CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times Biden Flipped Georgia in 2020. This Year Could Be Different.
His narrow win there in 2020 was seen as a sign of Georgia’s emergence as a battleground state. But in 2024, President Biden faces a changed landscape there.
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CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times The One Thing Voters Remember About Trump
We asked voters for the one thing they remembered most about the Trump era. Few of them cited major events like the pandemic and Jan. 6.
By Christine ZhangSean Catangui and
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Speaker Johnson Gets Lifeline From Trump Amid Threat to His Job
Mr. Johnson met with former President Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where they found common cause in stoking unfounded fears of election fraud.
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CreditSaul Martinez for The New York Times G.O.P. Leaders Embrace Early Voting, but Will Their Base Get on Board?
Former President Donald J. Trump has said that until Republicans gain power and can change the law, they have “no choice” but to support voting by mail.
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CreditTravis Dove for The New York Times Why Fox’s Call on Arizona, Which Was Right, Was Still Wrong
It was more a risky guess than a sound decision, and easily could have led to a missed call.
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CreditTimothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Ruing Senate Loss, Georgia G.O.P. Asks if Runoff Rule Changes Backfired
Some in the party said that additional changes to election rules were likely, after Senator Raphael Warnock’s victory put a new spotlight on a major 2021 voting law passed by the G.O.P.
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CreditNicole Craine for The New York Times They Used Robocalls to Suppress Black Votes. Now They Have to Register Voters.
An Ohio judge ordered Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, who concocted a 2020 robocall scheme to discourage mail-in voting, to spend hundreds of hours registering new voters.
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Health Care
Democrats Lost the Most in Midwestern ‘Factory Towns,’ Report Says
The party’s struggles in communities that saw declines in manufacturing and union jobs, and health care, could more than offset its gains in metropolitan areas.
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CreditSpencer Platt/Getty Images Pandemic Relief Bill Fulfills Biden’s Promise to Expand Obamacare, for Two Years
With its expanded subsidies for health plans under the Affordable Care Act, the coronavirus relief bill makes insurance more affordable, and puts health care on the ballot in 2022.
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CreditAmr Alfiky/The New York Times An Early Test for Biden: Managing a Divided Democratic Party
Moderates and progressives were mostly united during the campaign. Their deep differences will now present a significant challenge for the president-elect.
By Astead W. Herndon and
CreditAmr Alfiky/The New York Times Where Does Joe Biden Stand on Major Policies?
Here’s an overview on President-elect Biden’s positions on coronavirus, health care, the economy, taxes and climate change.
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CreditTaylor Glascock for The New York Times How Trump and Biden Differ on Health Care
Let’s look at where the candidates stand on pre-existing conditions, Medicare, Medicaid and more.
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Economy
Trump or Biden? The Stock Market Doesn’t Care.
Prediction markets say former President Donald J. Trump has a good chance of winning. So far, the stock market is fine with that.
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CreditMaansi Srivastava/The New York Times Trump’s Tariffs Hurt U.S. Jobs but Swayed American Voters, Study Says
New research finds that former President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs did not bring back U.S. jobs, but voters appeared to reward him for the levies anyway.
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CreditRory Doyle for The New York Times The Week in Business: Fox News Anchors’ Private Messages
President Biden offers a proposed budget. Jobs numbers once again soared past analysts’ forecasts. And we’ll get a new inflation figure this week.
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CreditGiulio Bonasera Your Thursday Briefing: Liz Cheney, Out
Plus a mortgage strike in China and resistance fighters in Ukraine.
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CreditKim Raff for The New York Times Did the Capitol riot make the belief in American democratic decline mainstream?
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Campaign Contributions
Trump Hawks American Flag Pins with His Name in Gold Splashed Across Them
Critics have accused the former president of co-opting the flag for personal gain. Some of his supporters have flown the flag upside-down to protest his 2020 defeat.
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CreditCarla Trivino for The New York Times As Trial Looms, Trump Plays to a Jury of Millions
Donald J. Trump and his lawyers realize his chances in the courtroom are dicey. He intends to make whatever happens a political triumph.
By Ben ProtessJonah E. BromwichMaggie Haberman and
CreditPool photo by Brendan McDermid How Trump Moved Money to Pay $100 Million in Legal Bills
Trump supporters poured money into his effort to challenge his 2020 election loss. That fund has paid lawyers to defend him in his legal battles.
By Molly Cook EscobarAlbert Sun and
CreditMolly Cook Escobar Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial
The order limiting the former president’s speech came after Justice Juan M. Merchan set an April 15 trial date for the case, which involves a sex scandal cover-up.
By Ben Protess and
CreditJefferson Siegel for The New York Times After the Capitol Attack, Companies Pledged to Rethink Political Giving. Did They?
A new analysis of corporate PAC donations shines light on an opaque political giving landscape.
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‘Maybe I’ve Gotten Worse’: Trump Makes Clear That Unity Is Over
At a rally in Minnesota on Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump once more escalated his attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, painting her as extreme and mocking her demeanor.
By Michael Gold
Elon Musk Wants People on X to Police Election Posts. It’s Not Working Well.
The social media company will use its Community Notes program to moderate lies about the election, but cracks are already appearing.
By Kate Conger
Trump Tries to Flip the Script on Democracy After Biden’s Withdrawal
Donald J. Trump and his allies said President Biden’s primary voters were disenfranchised. Democrats noted Mr. Trump had once tried to toss out millions of ballots.
By Nick Corasaniti and Jim Rutenberg
Joe Biden Drops Out
The president’s decision not to seek re-election upended the race and set the stage for a raucous and unpredictable campaign.
By Michael Barbaro, Peter Baker, Jessica Cheung, Shannon M. Lin, Sydney Harper, Olivia Natt, Carlos Prieto, Lynsea Garrison, Devon Taylor, Dan Powell, Will Reid and Chris Wood
The Voting Machine Conspiracy Theorists Are Still at It
Patrick Byrne, Mike Lindell and other Trump supporters who made baseless assertions that Dominion Voting Systems rigged the 2020 election are using court cases to keep spreading lies about the company.
By Alan Feuer
At the Republican Convention, Trump Achieves Mythical Status
While the Republican Party united under former President Donald J. Trump, the Democratic Party has been scrambling.
By Michael Barbaro, Reid J. Epstein, Jonathan Swan, Clare Toeniskoetter, Carlos Prieto, Rob Szypko, Alex Stern, Rachel Quester, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell, Pat McCusker and Alyssa Moxley
Republicans Have Muffled Trump’s Election Lies at the R.N.C. Here’s Why.
The conspiracy theories about fraud in the 2020 election have largely been absent in prime time. But false claims about elections are still circulating.
By Alexandra Berzon and Nick Corasaniti
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Convention Sequel
Four years ago, her volume seemed to draw the most attention. This year, the crowd roared back.
By Tim Balk
J.D. Vance Once Warned Trump About Lying About Elections. That Was Then.
Once he ran for office, Mr. Vance, Donald J. Trump’s new running mate, embraced Mr. Trump’s false theories about voter fraud and elections.
By Charles Homans
Daughter-in-Law and Party Chief: Lara Trump’s Dual Roles
Since taking the helm at the R.N.C. in March, Donald J. Trump’s daughter-in-law has put a smiling spin on some of the darkest aspects of his campaign for the White House.
By Shawn McCreesh
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