Early Wednesday (Nov. 6), Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States of America. He gave a victory speech after Fox News called the presidential election, which was before the Associated Press also called the race at 5:24 a.m. ET. Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to address the nation for the first time.
The vice president expected to host an event at Howard University this afternoon. While her supporters wait to see whether she’ll concede, here’s a list of the states that earned her 224 electoral college votes. A candidate must secure 270 votes to win the presidential election. Trump was declared the victor after earning 277. He’s now up to 292. Trump also pulled ahead in the popular vote, with over 71.7 million, while Harris lagged behind at more than 66.8 million.
Michigan, Arizona, Alaska, and Nevada are still counting ballots and appear to be leaning in Trump’s favor. Maine also isn’t done with ballots and right now favors both Harris and Donald. Stick with us as we run down the list of every state Kamala Harris won in the 2024 presidential election.
See The States Kamala Harris Won
For context, on a national scale, AP reports that issues like the economy, climate, abortion, foreign policy, and immigration took center stage. In fact, they were each viewed as more important in this year’s election versus in 2020. Back then, healthcare and racism had more weight. This election cycle, immigration was five times more important to voters than in 2020. Additionally, crime and gun control are two key issues unique to this election.
#1
Vermont
Kamala Harris won the Democratic stronghold of Vermont on Tuesday, earning 3 electoral votes. The small state has favored Democratic candidates in the previous eight presidential elections. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, has criticized Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and voted for Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 7:00 p.m. EST on Nov. 5.
#2
Massachusetts
Vice President Kamala Harris won Massachusetts on Tuesday, continuing a decades-long streak of victories for Democratic presidential candidates in the Bay State. Massachusetts last backed a Republican candidate in 1984, when voters cast their ballots for Ronald Reagan.
The commonwealth and its 11 electoral votes have become reliable gains for Democrats in presidential elections. In 2020, Joe Biden easily defeated Donald Trump, winning more than 65% of the vote. The state has also become a steady source of campaign cash for both Republican and Democratic candidates, though few spend time campaigning in it.
Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
#3
Maryland
Vice President Kamala Harris won Maryland and its 10 electoral votes on Tuesday.
Maryland is a heavily Democratic state that is home to many federal workers next to the nation’s capital. The state has a Black population of about 30%, the largest percentage of any state outside the Deep South. Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1 in the state.
Former President Donald Trump is deeply unpopular in Maryland. In 2020, Trump received just 32% of the vote. A Republican has not won a presidential election in the state since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
#4
Connecticut
Vice President Kamala Harris won Connecticut on Tuesday, extending the state’s long trend of supporting Democratic presidential candidates and adding seven electoral votes to her tally.
This year marked the ninth consecutive presidential election in which Connecticut voters favored the Democratic candidate. The last Republican presidential candidate to win the state was George H.W. Bush in 1988.
Former President Donald Trump has now lost Connecticut three times, first to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, then to Joe Biden, and now to Harris.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
#5
Rhode Island
Vice President Kamala Harris won Rhode Island on Tuesday, giving her four electoral votes and continuing the Democrats’ dominance in the state.
The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Rhode Island was in 1984 when former President Ronald Reagan defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale. In 2020, President Joe Biden easily defeated former President Donald Trump in Rhode Island, winning more than 59% of the vote. Hillary Clinton also did well in the state, winning over 54% of the vote in 2016.
Given the Democrats’ success in Rhode Island, presidential candidates rarely spend time campaigning in the state.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
#6
New Jersey
Vice President Kamala Harris won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday. Harris’ victory over Republican Donald Trump continues Democrats’ dominance in the state, which has gone with the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1988.
New Jersey Democrats have nearly 1 million more registered voters than Republicans. Trump has ties to New Jersey, including golf clubs across the state. He also operated casinos in the shore resort of Atlantic City, but they ended in bankruptcy.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 8:30 p.m. EST.
#7
Delaware
Democrat Kamala Harris won Delaware’s presidential contest Tuesday, easily defeating Republican Donald Trump.
Harris’ victory in solid-blue Delaware wasn’t surprising, given the Democrats’ chokehold on the state’s three electoral votes for decades. The last Republican presidential candidate to win in Delaware was George H.W. Bush in 1988.
That’s also the last time Delaware voters elected a Republican governor. Delaware’s congressional delegation for years has been composed entirely of Democrats, who also control both chambers of the state legislature.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 8:34 p.m. EST.
#8
Illinois
Vice President Kamala Harris won Illinois on Tuesday, claiming the state’s 19 electoral votes for Democrats. The reliably blue state, the home of former President Barack Obama, has supported Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 8:38 p.m. EST.
#9
New York
Vice President Kamala Harris won New York’s presidential contest on Tuesday, picking up the state’s 28 electoral votes. New York has now voted for the Democrat in every presidential contest since giving Ronald Reagan the nod in his landslide 1984 election.
Former President Donald Trump has consistently struggled to gain traction in his home state, losing New York in each of his three runs for the White House.
New York’s electoral vote haul is the fourth richest, after California, Texas, and Florida, but due to population shifts, it has one fewer vote than it did four years ago.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.
#10
Colorado
Kamala Harris won Colorado on Tuesday, picking up the state’s 10 electoral votes. Colorado was once a purple state, flipping between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, but it has shifted blue in the past two decades.
The last Republican presidential candidate to snag Colorado’s electoral votes was George W. Bush in 2004. Since then, it’s backed Democratic presidential candidates, with Joe Biden winning it in 2020.
Colorado gained its 10th electoral vote after the 2020 census, attributed to population growth around Denver.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 10:08 p.m. EST.
#11
Washington D.C.
Vice President Kamala Harris won the District of Columbia on Tuesday, securing the capital’s three electoral votes. Harris’ win in D.C. is no surprise, as the district is a longtime Democratic stronghold.
D.C.’s government repeatedly feuded with Republican Donald Trump when he was president. Trump has described modern-day Washington as a crime-ridden dystopia. Additionally, Republican allies in Congress have threatened to strip D.C. of its limited autonomy.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 10:20 p.m. EST.
#12
Maine CD1
Kamala Harris won one electoral vote from voters in Maine’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday. The area is comprised of wealthy coastal communities.
Maine is one of two states that divide electoral votes, with two votes going to the statewide winner and one apiece to the winner of each congressional district.
Harris won the vote in the state’s more liberal district. The rural, conservative 2nd District voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner of Maine’s 1st District at 10:45 p.m. EST.
#13
California
Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election: 54 electoral votes. The outcome was expected. In addition to being her hometown, the VP served as a U.S. senator and attorney general in the state.
Additionally, a Republican candidate hasn’t won a presidential contest in the nation’s most populous state since 1988. Plus, the GOP hasn’t seriously contested California in a presidential election since 2000. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by about 2-to-1. Also, Democrats hold every statewide office and dominate the Legislature and congressional delegation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST on Nov. 5.
#14
Washington State
Vice President Kamala Harris won Washington’s 12 electoral votes on Tuesday.
She beat former President Donald Trump in a state where he is unpopular. Washington has not gone for a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984. President Joe Biden carried Washington in 2020 with 58% of the vote to Trump’s less than 39%.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST.
#15
Oregon
Kamala Harris won Oregon on Tuesday, adding eight electoral votes to her tally. Oregon has one more electoral vote this cycle than it did in the previous presidential election after gaining a congressional seat following the 2020 census. The Democratic nominee for president has won Oregon since 1988.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 11:23 p.m. EST.
#16
New Mexico
Kamala Harris won New Mexico on Tuesday, adding five electoral votes to Democrats’ tally.
The Democratic Party’s influence in New Mexico has only grown over the last two decades. Former President George W. Bush was the last Republican to win the state in 2004.
Harris never made any campaign stops in the state. However, she had support in New Mexico’s more populous areas, which outweighed voters in the state’s conservative areas. Also, second-term Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and members of the state’s congressional delegation campaigned on the vice president’s behalf.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 11:33 p.m. EST.
#17
Virginia
Vice President Kamala Harris won Virginia on Tuesday, adding 13 electoral votes to her tally.
Harris’ victory marks the third time Donald Trump has lost the Old Dominion state. The Democratic nominee for president has won Virginia in every election since 2008.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 11:42 p.m. EST.
#18
Hawaii
Vice President Kamala Harris won Hawaii and the state’s four electoral votes on Wednesday. It’s the 10th straight presidential election in which Hawaii has selected the Democratic Party candidate. The state last picked a Republican for the nation’s top office 40 years ago, when Ronald Reagan emerged victorious in 1984.
Hawaii is a solidly blue state, with Democrats controlling all statewide elected offices and the state’s two U.S. House seats. Democrats have also long controlled more than three-quarters of the seats in both the state House and Senate
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 12:00 a.m. EST on Nov. 6.
#19
Democrat Kamala Harris won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday.
The sitting vice president defeated Republican and former President Donald Trump in the district centered on Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha, and its surrounding suburbs. The district has earned the nickname of Nebraska’s “blue dot” after supporting two other Democrats for president in the last 16 years—former President Barack Obama in 2008 and President Joe Biden in 2020.
Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that split their Electoral College votes based on the popular votes in individual congressional districts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 12:08 a.m. EST on Nov. 6.
#20
New Hampshire
Vice President Kamala Harris won New Hampshire on Wednesday, continuing the state’s two-decade-long streak of awarding its four electoral votes to Democrats.
New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections. Harris’ win comes nine months after the Democratic National Committee bypassed New Hampshire as the leadoff presidential primary. It’s the third time that Republican Donald Trump has won New Hampshire’s GOP primary but lost the state in the general election.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 1:16 a.m. EST on Nov. 6.
#21
Minnesota
Vice President Kamala Harris won Minnesota on Wednesday on a ticket with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The win extends a 52-year streak for Democrats in the state.
In choosing Walz, Harris elevated a Midwestern governor, veteran, and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families. No Republican presidential candidate has carried Minnesota since Richard Nixon in 1972. However, Donald Trump came close in 2016, falling just 1.5 percentage points short of Hillary Clinton.
The Associated Press contributed to this report and declared Harris the winner at 2:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 6.
