2024 Presidential Election: Trump Wins Second Term

The 2024 presidential election was historic, with Donald Trump’s victory making him the oldest president-elect and the second president to serve two non-consecutive terms. The race was predicted to be close, which led to high stakes for both political parties. Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were campaigning until the final minutes.

Key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina, played pivotal roles in the race for both candidates. Pennsylvania, with 19 electoral votes — the highest number of electoral votes out of all the swing states— was fiercely contested based on polls in the state, even in the weeks leading up to Election Day. Both Harris and Trump visited Pennsylvania frequently in an attempt to win the state's votes. Ultimately, Trump won Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, high voter turnout in urban Georgia was especially important for Democrats, although Trump won the state. North Carolina, which hasn’t voted majority Democratic since the 2008 presidential election, was another crucial state for the candidates, carrying 16 electoral votes, which Trump eventually won.

The state responsible for pushing Trump over the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to win was Wisconsin, which awarded him 10 electoral votes. Donald Trump also won the popular vote, with 51% of voters nationwide.