2020
What happened in District of Columbia, 2020
In 2020, District of Columbia awarded its 3 electoral votes to Biden of the Democratic party. That placed District of Columbia with the eventual winner: Joe Biden went on to take the presidency, and District of Columbia was part of his column.
District of Columbia stayed in the Democratic column for the 15th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1964. District of Columbia did not move alone — neighboring Maryland and Virginia broke the same way in 2020. Over its 16 recorded presidential cycles, District of Columbia has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 16 times in all. The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.
Nationally, Joe Biden finished with 306 of the 538 electoral votes to Donald Trump's 232. Joe Biden led the national popular vote with 51.31% of the ballots cast.
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