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In '''November 2020''', there will be a presidential election in the [[United States]].
In '''November 2020''', there was a presidential election in the [[United States]].


==Background==
==Background==


There are two main parties in the United States that dominate presidential elections: the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]]. In the 2016 Presidential Election, the Republican Party chose [[Donald Trump]] to be its presidential candidate, while Hillary Clinton was chosen by the Democrats. In the popular vote phase of the election, Donald Trump won 306 electoral votes against Hillary Clinton's 232. Although Clinton actually received more votes, due to the winner-take-all system in the United States, Trump won enough states (although by narrow margins) to win the election. In the electoral vote phase, Trump's electoral votes fell from 306 to 304, while Clinton's fell to 227.<ref>[https://electoralvotemap.com/2016-election-results/#2016_Election_Results ElectoralVoteMap.com]</ref> Consequently, in January 2017, Trump became president of the United States. Since presidential elections are held every four years, the next election will be held in November 2020.
[[File:2000 Election Result.png|300px|thumb|right|This map, showing the results of the 2000 Presidential election, shows the typical political strongholds and divides between the two parties. The Republican Party's states are in red, while the Democratic Party's are in blue.]]
 
There are two main parties in the United States that dominate presidential elections: the [[Republican Party]] and the [[Democratic Party]].
 
In the 2016 Presidential Election, the Republican Party chose [[Donald Trump]] to be its presidential candidate, while Hillary Clinton was chosen by the Democrats. In the popular vote phase of the election, Donald Trump won 306 electoral votes against Hillary Clinton's 232. Although Clinton actually received more votes, due to the winner-take-all system in the United States, Trump won enough states (although by narrow margins) to win the election. In the electoral vote phase, Trump's electoral votes fell from 306 to 304, while Clinton's fell to 227.<ref>[https://electoralvotemap.com/2016-election-results/#2016_Election_Results ElectoralVoteMap.com]</ref> Consequently, in January 2017, Trump became president of the United States. Since presidential elections are held every four years, the next election will be held in November 2020.


==Nominations==
==Nominations==


Since Trump is an incumbent, he will almost definitely win the Republican nomination; however, there is significant competition in the Democratic nomination as Trump's opponent is chosen. As of June 2019, Joe Biden, who was Vice President under Barack Obama during most of the 2010s, is leading the competition. Bernie Sanders has been his main competitor, although some polls seem to give Warren that position.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/ Web.archive.org: RealClearPolitics polls as of June 2019]</ref>
===Republican Party===
 
Being the incumbent president, Trump had little competition in the Republican nomination.
 
===Democratic Party===
 
There was significant competition in the Democratic nomination. It emerged that the main candidates were Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders following Biden's win in the South Carolina Democratic Primary.<ref>[https://apps.npr.org/elections20-primaries/states/SC.html#date=2%2F29%2F2020&office=P&party=Dem&counties=true&state NPR: South Carolina Results]</ref> Joe Biden gained the delegate advantage, and following the primary elections Biden emerged as the winner with 2,687 delegates to Sanders' 1,073, with no other candidates reaching 100 delegates.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/primaries/democratic/ USA Today: Democratic Primary Results]</ref>
 
==Polls==
 
In April 2020, the RealClearPolitics head-to-head average of Trump vs. Biden gave Biden the advantage with a national lead of 5.5%.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20200418055233/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_biden-6247.html RealClearPolitics Trump vs. Biden Polling]</ref> Biden maintained an edge in nationwide opinion polling, with his lead peaking at ten points in late June and concluding at +7.2%.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_biden-6247.html RealClearPolitics Trump vs. Biden Polling Nov 3]</ref> However, battleground polling tightened close to the election as pollsters from across the spectrum released their results, and RCP's final battleground average gave Biden a lead of 2.3%, which proved to be 2.27% points skewed toward Biden.<ref name="RCP battlegrounds">[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/trump-vs-biden-top-battleground-states/ RealClearPolitics Trump vs. Biden Battleground States]</ref> This final number gave Biden a 1.2 lead in Pennsylvania, Trump a 0.2 lead in North Carolina, Biden a 0.9 lead in Florida, Biden a 4.2 lead in Michigan, Biden a 6.7 lead in Wisconsin, and Biden a 0.9 lead in Arizona.<ref name="RCP battlegrounds" />


==Popular vote==
==Popular vote==


The popular vote will be on November 3, 2020.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_United_States_presidential_election&oldid=901903929 Wikipedia: 2020 United States Presidential Election]</ref>
The popular vote was held on November 3, 2020.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_United_States_presidential_election&oldid=901903929 Wikipedia: 2020 United States Presidential Election]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:35, 7 July 2021

In November 2020, there was a presidential election in the United States.

Background

This map, showing the results of the 2000 Presidential election, shows the typical political strongholds and divides between the two parties. The Republican Party's states are in red, while the Democratic Party's are in blue.

There are two main parties in the United States that dominate presidential elections: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

In the 2016 Presidential Election, the Republican Party chose Donald Trump to be its presidential candidate, while Hillary Clinton was chosen by the Democrats. In the popular vote phase of the election, Donald Trump won 306 electoral votes against Hillary Clinton's 232. Although Clinton actually received more votes, due to the winner-take-all system in the United States, Trump won enough states (although by narrow margins) to win the election. In the electoral vote phase, Trump's electoral votes fell from 306 to 304, while Clinton's fell to 227.[1] Consequently, in January 2017, Trump became president of the United States. Since presidential elections are held every four years, the next election will be held in November 2020.

Nominations

Republican Party

Being the incumbent president, Trump had little competition in the Republican nomination.

Democratic Party

There was significant competition in the Democratic nomination. It emerged that the main candidates were Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders following Biden's win in the South Carolina Democratic Primary.[2] Joe Biden gained the delegate advantage, and following the primary elections Biden emerged as the winner with 2,687 delegates to Sanders' 1,073, with no other candidates reaching 100 delegates.[3]

Polls

In April 2020, the RealClearPolitics head-to-head average of Trump vs. Biden gave Biden the advantage with a national lead of 5.5%.[4] Biden maintained an edge in nationwide opinion polling, with his lead peaking at ten points in late June and concluding at +7.2%.[5] However, battleground polling tightened close to the election as pollsters from across the spectrum released their results, and RCP's final battleground average gave Biden a lead of 2.3%, which proved to be 2.27% points skewed toward Biden.[6] This final number gave Biden a 1.2 lead in Pennsylvania, Trump a 0.2 lead in North Carolina, Biden a 0.9 lead in Florida, Biden a 4.2 lead in Michigan, Biden a 6.7 lead in Wisconsin, and Biden a 0.9 lead in Arizona.[6]

Popular vote

The popular vote was held on November 3, 2020.[7]

References

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