Allegheny County Presidential Election Results Revealing

Pittsburgh PA

09 November, 2020

10:39 AM

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PITTSBURGH, PA - President Trump's loss in Pennsylvania, which determined the outcome of the presidential election on Saturday, occurred despite the fact that he received more votes in Allegheny County last week than he did in 2016. Trump lost the county like he did four years ago, but his vote total increased here, according to the county elections division. So how did Trump's support in the county compare with his vote totals in 2016, when he was running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? According to the elections division, Biden had 415,737 votes in the county to Trump's 274,028. In 2016, Clinton had 366,934 votes to Trump's 259,125. Tuesday's vote climaxed a heated battle for control of the White House, unfolding during a pandemic that killed nearly a quarter of a million Americans before Election Day. Trump had struggled to overcome polling deficits in key states in the campaign's final days. He ran strong as expected in rural areas, but lost support among other critical voting groups, including suburban women in several battleground states. CNN reported in October that polling put Biden up by 25 points among women voters. According to the final 2016 pre-election polls, Clinton won women voters by 13 points among likely voters and 14 points among registered voters.