In just 4 years, the verdict of the American people has completely changed. Counting of votes in North Carolina and Georgia ended on Saturday. Democrat candidate Joe Biden, who has already been declared the winner of the presidential election, received 306 electoral college votes, according to the final results published in the country's media. His Republican rival, the outgoing President Donald Trump, has 232.

 

However, the final results of the presidential election have not yet been officially announced. Biden was declared the winner after hitting the 'magic figure' required for a majority of 270 out of 536 votes in the Electoral College.

 

The result of the 2016 vote was just the opposite. That time, the Electoral College's 307 votes went to Republican candidate Trump. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton got 232 votes. That is, twice ahead of the 'magic figure', and the winning candidate finished the 'race' by beating the opponent by the same margin.

 

Biden still wins Georgia after recount He has won 16 electoral votes in the province. Although the difference between the total votes received by the two rivals (‘popular vote’ in American electoral terminology) is small. Biden 49.5 percent and Trump 49.2 percent. On the other hand, Trump received 15 electoral college votes in North Carolina. The outgoing president received 50 percent of the popular vote in the province.

 


Overall, however, Trump is lagging behind in terms of popular vote. He was also behind in the popular vote in 2014. That time, 48 percent of American voters supported Hillary. Despite winning just over 47 percent of the vote, Trump won the Electoral College arithmetic.

 

This time, Biden has overtaken Trump in the popular vote. He has the support of about 51 percent of the voters. Trump received just over 48 percent.

 

The candidate who wins the US presidential election in any state, all the electoral college votes of the entire state are credited to his account. Therefore, in a public opinion poll, if a party wins 5 percent or more of the votes in a province, both parties have a chance.