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A look back at the 2020 Electoral College vote

With 2024 presidential election results coming out, here's a look back at how each state voted in 2020.

SAN FRANCISCO — Polling centers are closing across the United States and the race is on as votes are counted. With winners already projected in over a dozen of states, here's a look back at how each state voted in 2020. 

There are seven battleground states that will ultimately decide the outcome: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. 

For the latest updated on which candidate is projected for each state, click here

There were some changes between 2020's and 2024's map: Seven states lost one electoral vote each, while six states gained representation, according to Census-based reapportionment. 

What was the Electoral College vote in 2020?

Biden won the 2020 election with 306 Electoral College votes to Trump's 232 votes. A candidate must win in enough states to have 270 Electoral College votes to win the U.S. presidential election. 

Which states did Biden win in 2020? 

Arizona - 11 electoral votes 

California - 55 electoral votes 

Colorado - 9 electoral votes

Connecticut - 7 electoral votes 

Delaware - 3 electoral votes

District of Columbia - 3 electoral votes

Georgia - 16 electoral votes

Hawaii - 4 electoral votes

Illinois - 20 electoral votes

Maine - 4 electoral votes — Joe Biden won one electoral vote from the state's 1st Congressional District and two votes from the statewide count. The 2nd Congressional District vote went to Donald Trump. 

Maryland - 10 electoral votes

Massachusetts - 11 electoral votes

Michigan - 16 electoral votes

Minnesota - 10 electoral votes

Nevada - 6 electoral votes

New Hampshire - 4 electoral votes

New Jersey - 14 electoral votes

New Mexico - 5 electoral votes

New York - 29 electoral votes

Oregon - 7 electoral votes 

Pennsylvania - 20 electoral votes 

Rhode Island - 4 electoral votes

Vermont - 3 electoral votes

Virginia - 13 electoral votes 

Washington - 12 electoral votes

Wisconsin - 10 electoral votes 

Which states did Trump win in 2020? 

Alabama - 9 electoral votes

Alaska - 3 electoral votes 

Arkansas - 6 electoral votes

Florida - 29 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 - 3 electoral votes

Nebraska - 5 electoral votes — Donald Trump won four electoral votes and Joe Biden won one. 

North Carolina - 15 electoral votes 

North Dakota - 3 electoral votes

Ohio - 18 electoral votes

Oklahoma - 7 electoral votes

South Carolina - 9 electoral votes 

South Dakota - 3 electoral votes

Tennessee - 11 electoral votes

Texas - 38 electoral votes

Utah - 6 electoral votes 

West Virginia - 5 electoral votes

Wyoming - 3 electoral votes

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