The USA has voted & Joe Biden as president elect. Americans have individually made a choice.
65 million, almost half of voters who voted, voted by post.
100 million Americans voted early, either in-person or by mail, before polling stations opened on November 3.
It was the highest ever turnout, with over 155 million Americans casting a vote - 66.9% of the population
Biden's margin of victory is more than 4 million votes & rising.
Biden is on track to win 42 counties that were won by Trump four years ago.
Biden has 290 college votes - Trump has 214
Biden has 75,198,127 votes (51.5%) - Trump has 70,804,457 votes (48.5%)
58% of white male voters voted for Trump. 1 in 3 Hispanic men voted for Trump.
Trumps vote was highest in counties where use of a facemask is lowest.
The Democrats still have a majority in the House 214 to 196 but it's close. They need 218 to win.
The Senate is even closer 48 to 48 needing 51 to win & 4 seats left to call.
It's all just fascinating. But the bottom line is that I am personally relieved not to have Trump in a position of power for 4 more years. However the completely split society voting reveals is really troubling. More so because we in the UK have so often followed on from what happens in the USA.
We too are a divided nation. We are polarised by Brexit & we are beginning to be split by Covid. We are divided geographically North & South. The divisions of rich & poor are clear.
We don't know how the divisions will play out in America. I was shocked to see premises being boarded up in preparation for rioting over the election. Civil unrest is just under the surface in America but also possibly in the UK.
Americans have to choose how they go forward from this point. But so do we. I hope we don't mirror the American way.
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