How Donald Trump Crossed 270, in One Simple Map (Update)

Everything you need to know about the president-elect’s path to victory

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Donald Trump racked up one battleground-state win after another to close in on the 270 electoral college votes he needed to become president, and Wisconsin put him over the top.

Here’s the count as of midnight, according to The Associated Press:

Hillary Clinton: 215 electoral votes

Donald Trump: 274 electoral votes

Undecided: 49 electoral votes

Votes needed to win: 270

Here’s the map (using AP’s projections and the Real Clear Politics mapping tool):

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Hillary Clinton:

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Vermont: 3 electoral votes

Massachusetts: 11 electoral votes

New Jersey: 14 electoral votes

Maryland: 10 electoral votes

Washington D.C.: 3 electoral votes

Delaware: 3 electoral votes

Rhode Island: 4 electoral votes

Illinois: 20 electoral votes

New York: 29 electoral votes

Connecticut: 7 electoral votes

New Mexico: 5 electoral votes

Virginia: 13 electoral votes

Colorado: 9 electoral votes

California: 55 electoral votes

Hawaii: 4 electoral votes

Oregon: 7 electoral votes

Washington: 12 electoral votes

Georgia: 16 electoral votes

Nevada: 6 electoral votes

Donald Trump:

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Indiana: 11 electoral votes

Kentucky: 8 electoral votes

West Virginia: 5 electoral votes

Oklahoma: 7 electoral votes

South Carolina: 9 electoral votes

Tennessee: 11 electoral votes

Alabama: 9 electoral votes

Mississippi: 6 electoral votes

North Dakota: 3 electoral votes

South Dakota: 3 electoral votes

Wyoming: 3 electoral votes

Kansas: 6 electoral votes

Texas: 38 electoral votes

Arkansas: 6 electoral votes

Nebraska: 5 electoral votes

Louisiana: 8 electoral votes

Montana: 3 electoral votes

Missouri: 10 electoral votes

Ohio: 18 electoral votes

Florida: 29 electoral votes

Idaho: 4 electoral votes

North Carolina: 15 electoral votes

Utah: 6 electoral vote

Iowa: 6 electoral votes

Pennsylvania: 20 electoral vote

Wisconsin: 10 electoral votes

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