Who won North Dakota in the 2020 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried North Dakota in 2020, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Dakota have in 2020?

North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.

Did North Dakota vote for the national winner in 2020?

No. North Dakota backed Trump, while Joe Biden won the presidency nationally.

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2020

North Dakota: Trump carries 3 EV.

North Dakota cast its 3 electoral votes for Trump (Republican). National winner: Joe Biden (Democratic) — North Dakota voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in North Dakota, 2020

In 2020, North Dakota awarded its 3 electoral votes to Trump of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Joe Biden (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving North Dakota among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 14th consecutive election in which North Dakota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — Montana and South Dakota joined North Dakota for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota did not. Across the 35 presidential elections North Dakota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Joe Biden took 306 of the 538 electoral votes, against Donald Trump's 232. Joe Biden led the national popular vote with 51.31% of the ballots cast.

The 2020 national map

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