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What states have not yet been called?
This table shows an estimate of the number of votes remaining to be counted in each state where the winner is not yet known, and the number of votes that separate the current leading candidate from the second-place party (the margin). Together, the two suggest how much room there is for positions to change in the final count.
| State | Votes remaining to be counted (est.) | Current margin | Current leader | |
| % | votes | |||
| Georgia | 1% | <50,000 | 4,020 | Biden |
| Pennsylvania | 1% | <50,000 | 28,877 | Biden |
| North Carolina | 1% | <50,000 | 76 479 | Triumph |
| Nevada | 13% | <200,000 | 22,657 | Biden |
| Alaska | fifty% | <200,000 | 54,610 | Triumph |
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How does the election work?
The winner of the election is determined by a system called an electoral college. Each of the 50 states, plus Washington, DC, receives a number of electoral college votes, for a total of 538 votes. The most populous states get more votes in polling stations than the smaller ones.
A candidate must win 270 electoral college votes (50% plus one) to win the election.
In all but two states, Maine and Nebraska, the candidate with the highest number of votes wins all of the state’s electoral college votes.
Due to these rules, a candidate can win elections without obtaining the most votes at the national level. This happened in the last election, in which Donald Trump won the majority of the electoral college votes, although more people voted for Hillary Clinton across the United States.
How are the results reported?
The election results on this page are reported by the Associated Press (AP). The AP “calls” the winner in a state when it determines that the next candidate has no path to victory. This can happen before 100% of the votes in a state have been counted.
The AP also provides estimates of the total vote in each state. The numbers are updated during election night as more data on voter turnout becomes available.
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