US ELECTION 2024
Which are the ‘blue wall’ states? Which has Donald Trump won and which has Kamala Harris won?
We bring you the lowdown on the ‘blue wall’ states - where are they and who has won them in the 2024 US election?
Votes continue to be counted in the 2024 US presidential election. In several states, races have now been called - and those results have left Republican candidate Donald Trump, who is aiming to return to the White House after four years away, on the verge of becoming the country’s 47th president.
How many electoral votes does Trump have?
With 270 electoral votes needed to claim the presidency, Trump had secured 267 electoral votes at the time of writing. His opponent, Democratic vice-president Kamal Harris, was back on 214 electoral votes.
During the campaign, particularly in the final weeks before Election Day, both contenders focused their efforts on the so-called ‘swing states’ - closely-contested states that are expected to decide the identity of the next occupant of the Oval Office. And alongside swing states, there has also been a lot of talk about what’s known as the ‘blue wall’.
The blue wall refers to the block of states which have reliably voted for the Democrats in past presidential elections: Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, which together represent 44 electoral votes.
Between 1992 and 2012, these three states voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election.
In 2016, however, Trump triumphed in all three for the Republican Party. Four years later, Democratic president Joe Biden then won them back. But what has happened in this trio of states in 2024? Who has prevailed in the blue wall?
Wisconsin - 10 electoral votes
As of 3:00 a.m. ET, with 92% of the votes counted, Trump had earned 51.3% of the votes - a total of 1,605,537. Harris was back on 47.3%, with 1,480,772 votes.
Michigan - 15 electoral votes
As of 3:00 a.m. ET, with 77% of the votes counted in Michigan, Trump led with 2,410,648 votes - 52.5%. Harris was on 45.9%, having earned 2,107,246 votes in the Great Lakes State.
Pennsylvania - 19 electoral votes
With 96% of all votes counted as of 3:00 a.m. ET, Pennsylvania has been called for Trump. He has 50.9% of the vote - a total of 3,401,838 - compared to Harris’s 48.2% (3,220,640).