By Ben Johnson
The Washington Stand
Former President Donald Trump has won the remaining swing states of Arizona and Nevada as he cruises to the most decisive Republican victory in 20 years. Trump prevailed in 31 states, winning more than 300 votes in the Electoral College and defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the popular vote.
The 45th and 47th president of the United States appeared to win an outright majority of votes in both states. With nearly all votes counted on Thursday morning, President Trump received 52% of the vote in both Nevada and Arizona, leading DecisionDeskHQ to call both states Wednesday night.
“We congratulate President Donald Trump on his victory in the 2024 presidential election,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life. “The defeat of Vice President Harris represents a clear rejection of the extreme abortion agenda that she placed at the center of her campaign.”
Trump won 81% of white evangelical Christian voters, as well as 91% of pro-life voters on his way to victory. Kamala Harris won two-thirds (66%) of Jewish voters, 63% of Muslims, and 59% who belonged to “something else.” Voters who listed “None” as their religion made up nearly one in four voters (23%); Harris carried them by a whopping 40 points (69% to 29%).
The Harris-Walz campaign’s abortion focus did not peel off enough women to win every facet of that voting bloc, exit polls from Fox News show. Although Harris won women across age demographics, Trump won white women by six points (52% to 46%) and women without a college degree by four points (51% to 47%). Trump narrowly lost Hispanic men, winning 46%, and earned a quarter (24%) of black men’s votes. The most Democratic-voting demographics were black women and black voters over the age of 45, who voted nearly nine-to-one for Kamala Harris (89% and 88%, respectively).
President Trump won white voters across the board, except for college-educated white women, whom he lost by 16 points (57 vs. 41%). Harris carried 85% of black voters, 56% of Hispanics, and 55% of those of other ethnic backgrounds (Asians, Pacific Islanders, etc.). Kamala Harris won every category of Hispanics except the traditionally conservative Cuban American community, who favored Trump by 21 points (59% to 38%). Black and Hispanic voters made up 10% of the electorate each; those of other ethnic backgrounds made up 5% of the electorate. In all, Harris carried 67% of non-white voters.
“This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will let us make America great again,” declared Donald Trump early Wednesday morning.
“We also have won the popular vote,” he added — a first for a Republican in two decades.
Trump credited his election to “a historic realignment uniting citizens of all backgrounds around a common core of common sense. We’re the party of common sense. We want to have borders. We want to have security.”
“We want a strong and powerful military, and ideally, we don’t have to use it,” said Trump. “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.” Hamas called for a ceasefire with Israel overnight Wednesday night.
The Democratic campaign’s attempt to cast the election as a defense of “democracy” — claiming that President Trump flirts with fascism and presents a unique threat to the Constitution — fell flat, because voters harbored similar concerns about both parties. A majority (55%) of voters believed Donald Trump “would bring the U.S. closer to being an authoritarian country” — but 46% believed the same of Kamala Harris. Most voters (55%) said Trump bore only “some” or no blame for the violence on January 6. A majority (50%) of voters said that Democratic rhetoric “is leading to an increase in acts of violence.”
“This is also a massive victory for democracy and for freedom. Together, we’re going to unlock America’s glorious destiny, and we’re going to achieve the most incredible future for our people,” said President-Elect Trump on election night. The president-elect’s assessment garnered support from an unexpected corner.
“The strong turnout in this election is a sign of the health of our republic and the strength of our democratic institutions,” said the last Republican to win the popular vote, George W. Bush, in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
Notably, Trump swept every battleground state. “I think we’re in landslide territory right now,” Democratic consultant Julian Epstein told Fox Business on Wednesday morning.
Trump’s victory drew congratulations from some who had been hostile to him. “Karen and I send our sincere congratulations to President-Elect Donald Trump and his family on his election as 47th [p]resident of the United States,” said former vice president and 2024 Republican primary challenger Mike Pence, who had withheld his endorsement from Trump. “We will continue to pray for all those in authority and urge every American to join us in praying for our incoming [p]resident, [v]ice [p]resident and elected officials at every level.”
Former President George W. Bush congratulated the Trump and Vance families, in addition to thanking President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris for their service.
“We join our fellow citizens in praying for the success of our new leaders at all levels of government,” he concluded. “May God continue to bless our great country.”
Originally published at The Washington Stand!
