For many Americans, it should be no surprise that the 2020 election will be hotly contested across multiple battleground states that could propel either President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden to victory.
Indeed, this year has been far from average. Americans have had to face a dire economic outlook alongside a global COVID-19 pandemic that has destroyed businesses, lives, and our national discourse. Here is a broad overview of the electoral landscape and what to expect tonight as votes begin trickling in.
Trump strongholds
Heading into tonight’s showdown Trump appears to be the unfavored candidate according to polling data. As multiple media pundits have said, Trump is lagging behind Biden in multiple national polls.
That said, Trump can expect victories in a slew of states, including most of the Southeast U.S. A few states expected to turn red are Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, and a handful of others. Of course, these states will not be crucial to a Trump electoral victory over Biden, that comes down to the battleground states.
Biden strongholds
As with Trump, Biden is expected to win in multiple states that traditionally vote blue over red. States in which Biden is most likely to win are California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, and New Mexico.
