Trump wins Arizona, completing sweep of all 7 swing states
Donald Trump has won Arizona, completing a clean sweep of all seven swing states in the 2024 election. The win is especially significant as Arizona, with its 11 Electoral College votes, had been trending Democratic in recent years, with numerous statewide positions held by Democrats. With this final triumph in the Sun Belt state, Trump now has 312 electoral votes, compared to Kamala Harris' 226.
Trump's campaign promises sway Arizona voters
Trump's campaign strategies focused on border security, immigration and crime related to illegal immigration. It also included mass deportations, hiring an additional 10,000 border agents for the US-Mexico border, and allocating a portion of the military budget to border funding. Arizona notably has the fourth largest population of Hispanic voters in the US, a demographic where Trump made huge gains in 2024, per polling data.
Biden won the state last
In 2020, President Joe Biden became the first Democrat to win Arizona since Bill Clinton in 1996. Apart from Arizona, Trump also flipped Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from Biden's 2020 Electoral College win. The states had voted for Biden in the 2020 election but switched their support to Trump this year. He also retained North Carolina which he had narrowly won in 2020 despite active contestation by Vice President Harris during this election cycle.
