The 2020 electoral count, in the record
The National Archives records 306 electoral votes for Joseph Biden and 232 for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. [National Archives]
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The completed 2020 U.S. presidential election and its January 2021 count; not a forecast or present-day poll.
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The National Archives lists Biden with 306 electoral votes and Trump with 232, out of 538 total. [National Archives]
The Archives notes that objections concerning Arizona and Pennsylvania were not sustained and that certification concluded early on January 7, 2021. [National Archives]
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These are Electoral College totals, not popular-vote totals. The source also links state certificates. The date on this file is the congressional count's completion date, not Election Day. [National Archives]
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- Official record · National Archives2020 Electoral College Results
National totals, notes, and state certificates
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/2020
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