On November 5, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris squared off in what was anticipated to be a very narrow race that could truly go either way. However, as it got later into election night, it became glaringly obvious that one candidate was not only dominating in their traditional states, but also leading in all of the key battleground states. According to Fox News, Trump gained in all seven battleground states including 1.8 points in Michigan and Pennsylvania, and 1.4 points in Georgia. Trump’s most noticeable victory arguably came in states that he didn’t even win. In historically Democratic states like New York, Trump gained 6.4 points and also had a 5.5 point gain in New Jersey as compared to the 2020 election. He also posted noticeable gains in states like Illinois, which hasn’t voted red since 1988 and Virginia, since 2004. However, Harris did outperform Biden’s numbers from 2020 in one state, Utah, where she posted a 0.6 point improvement, Fox News reported. Additionally, the Vice President posted noticeable improvements compared to 2020 in various counties around the country. Harris finished 2-9 points better in multiple counties of swing state Georgia, including Henry, Rockdale and Douglas. In Kaufmann county, just outside of the Dallas suburbs, she posted a six point swing. She also swung several counties in North Carolina, specifically those most impacted by recent Hurricane Helene, where she saw a four point gain in Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania counties. Ultimately, this was not enough to win any of these states, and Harris would fall well short of hitting the 270 electoral college votes needed. She would go on to win 19 states and the District of Columbia totaling 226 electoral college votes. Trump won the popular vote by 3.1 million votes, which was surprising to many as he lost the popular vote in 2016 when he still went on to win, showing a noticeable emphasis from voters that many were not happy with the incumbent. Republicans also took full control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, narrowly maintaining the House. Republicans flipped seven seats in the House, while Democrats flipped six, resulting in a net gain of just one seat and a 220-212 Republican advantage, one of the smallest majorities in US history. In the Senate, Republicans flipped four previously Democrat held seats in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Montana. This ultimately gave Republicans a 52-48 advantage and clean sweep of Washington.