After the battles of the 2024 Presidential Election, Donald Trump has clinched the election as the 47th President of the United States. Republican ticket Donald J. Trump, alongside Vice President JD Vance defeated Democratic ticket and incumbent U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota.
With 270 electoral votes needed to win the election, Trump defeated Harris with 312 electoral votes compared to her 226 electoral votes. Trump received 80 more electoral votes in the 2024 election compared to the 2020 election, which only granted him 232 electoral votes, landing him defeated by Biden who clinched 306 electoral votes.
The 2024 swing states up for grabs by either candidate were Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. With 93 electoral votes across these seven states, Trump won all 93 votes, which were crucial votes for either candidate. (US News)
Swing states were campaign priorities for both Trump and Harris, and both candidates targeted these states with campaign visits and rallies heading into election season. (US News)
Many voters who cast their ballots in support of Trump remarked on their desire for change in two major areas: the economy and immigration. “Trump campaigned on promises to impose huge tariffs on imported goods, slash taxes on individuals and businesses and deport millions of undocumented immigrants working in the United States.” (PBS News)
Trump wants to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 60% and impose what he calls a “universal” tax on all other imported goods by 10% or 20%.
“Tens of millions of Americans expressed their confidence that Trump can restore the low prices and economic stability they recall from his first term,” and Trump “has vowed to topple many of the Biden administration’s economic policies.” (PBS News)
Regarding Trump’s stance on immigration and his proposed plans, “in the last month of the presidential campaign, [former] President Donald Trump is doubling down on his promise to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in American history.” (CBS News)
At several of Trump’s rallies in the campaign season, he made promises to rally crowds that he would “ ‘get these people out’ and ‘deport them so rapidly.’ ” (CBS News) Chapter two of the Trump Republican Platform discusses the party’s commitment to sealing the border and to “stop the migrant invasion.” (donaldjtrump.org)
Compared to his opponent, Democratic ticket Kamala Harris’s economic plans included an aim to lower costs for middle-class families, and build an opportunity economy to help Americans get ahead and build wealth. (kamalaharris.com)
For the middle and working class Americans, Harris and Walz’s economic plans were aimed to provide those families with “economic stability and security,” and their policies were created to “make sure no one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay more in taxes.” (kamalaharris.com)
Both candidates have platforms that outline their plans, and focus on a range of issues including economic plans for tax reforms, and making things more affordable for the American people. Both platforms are available for viewing at their respective websites.
Regardless of political differences, the people have spoken, and Donald Trump was voted as the President-elect in this election. On Jan. 20 2025, Trump will be officially inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States.
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris conceded the election to President-elect Donald Trump. Harris addressed a crowd of her supporters, and expressed gratitude to those who have supported her campaign and her vision for the future of the country.
Committed to a peaceful transfer of power, Harris said that these election results must be accepted. In commitment to this democratic ordeal, Harris said “a fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results.”
This principle, of acceptance and a peaceful transfer of power, “distinguishes democracy from monarchy and tyranny, and anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it,” Harris said.
She then spoke directly to her voters, pledging to continue her fight for democracy and equal justice, and said “sometimes the fight takes a while. That doesn’t mean we won’t win.”
In a ferocious Presidential battle with tightly run campaigns from both nominees, the American people have spoken, and Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States.