President-elect Donald Trump has formally won the Electoral College, officially securing the presidency on Tuesday.
Trump reached the milestone when electors in Texas awarded him the state’s 40 electoral votes and sealed his victory.
Texas officials joined other presidential electors across the country as they convened at their respective state capitols to cast their electoral ballots and formalize Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election held on November 5.
Electoral votes for the election were allocated to states based on the 2020 Census. Each state’s electoral votes are equivalent to their number of House representatives and two senators representing their states. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors, and a majority of 270 is needed to win the presidency. Trump surpassed the required number on Tuesday, officially securing 312 electoral votes, while Harris won 226….