Candidate

Donald Trump

Republican

Elections

Won

Electoral votes, all elections

848

Years

2016–2024

Record

Donald Trump: result of each presidential election
Year	Electoral votes	Popular vote	Result
2016	304 of 538	62,985,062 46.0%	Won
2020	232 of 538	74,216,146 46.8%	Lost
2024	312 of 538	77,302,580 49.7%	Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 2016, 2020, 2024 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourceMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

2016Republican · Won

States carried · 30 of 51

Closest states won

Michiganby 10,704 · 0.2 pts
Pennsylvaniaby 44,292 · 0.7 pts
Wisconsinby 22,748 · 0.8 pts

Closest states lost

New HampshireClinton by 2,736 · 0.4 pts
MinnesotaClinton by 44,756 · 1.5 pts
NevadaClinton by 27,202 · 2.4 pts

Margins computed for 51 of 51 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Trump.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2016 (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally by Congressional district, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For the first time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets.

There were faithless votes cast for president and vice president in Hawaii, Texas, and Washington.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 2016, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

2020Republican · Lost

States carried · 25 of 51

Closest states won

North Carolinaby 74,481 · 1.3 pts
Floridaby 371,686 · 3.4 pts
Texasby 631,221 · 5.6 pts

Closest states lost

GeorgiaBiden by 11,779 · 0.2 pts
ArizonaBiden by 10,457 · 0.3 pts
WisconsinBiden by 20,682 · 0.6 pts

Margins computed for 51 of 51 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Trump.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2020 (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

For the first time since adopting their respective systems, both Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes:

Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets.

Nebraska distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its three Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Nebraska's five electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets.

During the electoral vote count, objections were filed with respect to the Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes, but neither House sustained the objection, so all votes were counted.

Due to violent unrest in and around the Capitol, the electoral results were not certified until 3:44 a.m., the morning of January 7, 2021.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 2020, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

2024Republican · Won

States carried · 31 of 51

Closest states won

Wisconsinby 29,397 · 0.9 pts
Michiganby 80,103 · 1.4 pts
Pennsylvaniaby 120,266 · 1.7 pts

Closest states lost

New HampshireHarris by 22,965 · 2.8 pts
MinnesotaHarris by 137,947 · 4.2 pts
VirginiaHarris by 259,681 · 5.8 pts

Margins computed for 51 of 51 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Trump.

SourceMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

Both Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes:

Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For the third time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets.

Nebraska distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its three Congressional districts. For the third time since adopting this system, Nebraska's five electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 2024, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.