In election victory, Trump’s gains went beyond the battlegrounds

Trump's gains in reliably blue states like NY outpaced those made in battlegrounds that won him the election

Rémy Numa / Fox News

 

President-elect Trump flipped six highly competitive states in his election victory last week. But his gains with voters were not limited to the battlegrounds.

Trump improved his vote share across the country, starting with conservative areas but extending into deeply Democratic states.

It is a critical part of the story of this election: one where Trump built a broader coalition and led on two defining issues of the campaign.

Trump gained in the battlegrounds and beyond, including traditionally Democratic areas

Trump gained in all seven of the battleground states. He gained 1.8 points in Michigan and Pennsylvania, 1.4 points in Georgia, just over a point in North Carolina, and under a point in Wisconsin.

(Trump’s largest gains are currently in Nevada and Arizona, two of ten states where there is significant vote left to count.) Read more and see videos here:.https://www.foxnews.com/politics/election-victory-trumps-gains-went-beyond-battlegrounds