Former President Donald Trump will serve a second term in the Oval Office after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

The Republican emerged victorious after winning Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes early Wednesday morning, putting him at the 270 threshold needed to win. This happened after he won Georgia and North Carolina and before his victories in Wisconsin, Nevada and Michigan.

In addition to Arizona, which has not yet been called as of Wednesday afternoon, each of these states has been considered winnable by both the Democratic and Republican parties, making these states targets important for both campaigns, such as a shift towards blue. or red could have a big impact on the overall results.

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But even though these seven states were the center of attention in this year’s presidential election, they aren’t always the same from year to year. For example, Georgia only recently became a battleground state after being consistently red, and the opposite is true for Florida, which was left out of swing state discussions after being strongly Republican in recent elections.

But how did this year’s swing states vote this year compared to the last presidential election in 2020, when Trump lost to President Joe Biden? Here’s a look at the states that flipped in 2024.

North Carolina

North Carolina was the first Scripps News and Decision Desk swing state to be projected as a Trump victory Tuesday night, and it’s the only swing state that also voted for him in 2020.

Trump narrowly won the eastern state and its 15 electoral votes in 2020 with 49.93% of the vote, compared to President Biden’s 48.59%. In 2024, DDHQ data shows he has 51.13% of the vote, compared to Harris’ 47.72% with 99% of the vote.

Georgia

Georgia was the second swing state that Scripps News and DDHQ called for Trump, giving him 16 electoral votes and leaving him with just one victory in Pennsylvania to reach 270.

This election cycle, Trump has 50.73% of the vote, winning 98%, while Harris has 48.48%. In 2020, President Biden narrowly won the Southern state with 49.47% to Trump’s 49.24%, meaning this was the first flip DDHQ requested for 2024.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania was considered the big country Tuesday night. For Democrats, this was part of the so-called “blue wall” of northern states that they needed to sway in their direction to get 270 electoral votes. And after the two victories in Georgia and North Carolina, the Trump campaign needed its 19 electoral votes to reach that number.

With 96% of the vote, DDHQ named Trump the winner in Pennsylvania with 50.5% of the vote, compared to Harris’ 48.53%. This is a reversal from 2020, which saw President Biden win the state with 50.01% to Trump’s 48.84%.

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Wisconsin

Trump got to 270 with the victory in Pennsylvania, but that doesn’t mark the end of his electoral vote total.

In a close game, DDHQ called Trump the winner of the Blue Wall State with 49.76 percent of the vote, compared to Harris’ 48.79 percent. Wisconsin was also a close race in 2020, but President Biden took the lead with 49.45% while Trump had 48.82%, marking another turnaround for the Republican Party in 2024.

Nevada

DDHQ projected Trump as the winner in Nevada. With 93.2% of the vote as of Wednesday afternoon, he has 51.62% of the vote and Harris 46.71%.

In 2020, President Biden had a substantial lead, with 50.06% of the vote to Trump’s 47.67%. This is the first time the state has gone red since the 2004 election.

Michigan

Trump is the projected winner of DDHQ in Michigan with a narrow lead of 49.75% to Harris’ 48.29%.

In 2016, Trump became the first Republican since former President George HW Bush to win the state, but he lost it in 2020 with 47.84% of the vote while President Biden received 50.62%. This brings the status back to red.

Arizona

Arizona is the only swing state in which DDHQ has not yet predicted a winner for the 2024 presidential election. Currently, only 67.2% of the votes have been cast, and Trump is in the lead with 51.93 % of the vote, compared to 47.19% for Harris.

In 2020, the state’s race was close, but President Biden reigned victorious with 49.36% of the vote to Trump’s 49.06%.