FiveThirtyEight’s top politics stories this week

[FiveThirtyEight]( Popular in Politics Thursday, November, 07, 2024 [1. How Donald Trump won the presidency]( [How Donald Trump won the presidency]( Former President Donald Trump is projected to be the next president of the United States, according to an ABC News projection issued at 5:31 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Nov. 6. As of 6 a.m. Eastern, [Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin]( had been projected for Trump, and the once-and-future president leads in Arizona, Michigan and Nevada as well. At this point, the most likely final outcome appears to be a 312-226 Trump victory. Plus, while it will take some time to count all the ballots, Trump looks likely to win the national popular vote for president, too. [Read more]( [2. 538's final forecasts for the 2024 election]( [538's final forecasts for the 2024 election]( Through Monday, Nov. 4, [83 million Americans]( had already cast their ballots in the 2024 election. On Tuesday, Nov. 5 — Election Day — millions more will join them. [Read more]( [3. Republicans won the Senate]( [Republicans won the Senate]( We entered Election Day filled with ample uncertainty, but one thing we could say with relative confidence was that Republicans were clear favorites to gain control of the U.S. Senate. Helped out by former President Donald Trump's edge in most (if not all) of the seven pivotal swing states, the GOP appears to have done more than just grab control — the party could have its largest majority in at least a decade, if not more. [Read more]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe](