Razor-Thin Margins2024 Election
Where Every Vote Truly Mattered
The tightest presidential state was Wisconsin at just R+0.86. The closest House race was CA-13 at D+0.09.
These are the places where the 2024 election came down to the wire—where a handful of votes separated winners from losers. The true battlegrounds of American democracy.
The 2024 elections featured razor-thin margins across all levels. Presidential battlegrounds like Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nevada were decided by less than 2 points. House races saw several nail-biters, with 12 districts decided by under 2 points. The closest Senate race was in Pennsylvania at R+0.24.
Closest Senate Races (by margin)
| # | State | Winner | Margin | Vote Gap | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | David H McCormick | R+0.24 | 16,910 votes | 6,960,775 |
| 2 | Michigan | Elissa Slotkin | D+0.34 | 19,006 votes | 5,577,187 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Tammy Baldwin | D+0.85 | 28,781 votes | 3,390,761 |
| 4 | Nevada | Jacky S Rosen | D+1.65 | 24,124 votes | 1,464,387 |
| 5 | Arizona | Gallego | D+2.40 | 80,574 votes | 3,354,552 |
| 6 | Ohio | Bernie Moreno | R+3.62 | 206,434 votes | 5,703,980 |
| 7 | Montana | Tim Sheehy | R+7.14 | 43,366 votes | 607,142 |
| 8 | Texas | Cruz | R+8.50 | 959,495 votes | 11,288,723 |
| 9 | Virginia | Timothy M Kaine | D+8.95 | 397,204 votes | 4,437,026 |
| 10 | New Jersey | Kim | D+9.61 | 387,902 votes | 4,036,123 |
| 11 | New Mexico | Martin Heinrich | D+10.11 | 91,320 votes | 903,260 |
| 12 | Maryland | Angela Alsobrooks | D+11.83 | 356,568 votes | 3,014,652 |
| 13 | Florida | Rick Scott | R+12.49 | 1,374,630 votes | 11,002,524 |
| 14 | Utah | John Curtis | R+14.76 | 449,930 votes | 3,047,946 |
| 15 | Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar | D+15.72 | 500,729 votes | 3,185,745 |
| 16 | Nebraska | Ricketts | R+15.90 | 297,832 votes | 1,873,341 |
| 17 | Connecticut | Christopher S Murphy | D+16.12 | 550,780 votes | 3,416,504 |
| 18 | Missouri | Josh Hawley | R+16.83 | 479,330 votes | 2,848,600 |
| 19 | Delaware | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D+17.09 | 171,090 votes | 1,001,212 |
| 20 | Maine | King (I) | D+17.28 | 140,709 votes | 814,348 |
| 21 | California | Schiff | D+17.75 | 2,723,658 votes | 15,348,846 |
| 22 | New York | Gillibrand | D+18.29 | 1,465,184 votes | 8,010,317 |
| 23 | Washington | Maria Cantwell | D+18.53 | 703,920 votes | 3,798,190 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | Elizabeth Ann Warren | D+19.25 | 676,228 votes | 3,512,930 |
| 25 | Indiana | Jim Banks | R+19.87 | 562,355 votes | 2,829,897 |
| 26 | Rhode Island | Sheldon Whitehouse | D+19.90 | 194,764 votes | 978,472 |
| 27 | Mississippi | Wicker | R+25.62 | 311,439 votes | 1,215,401 |
| 28 | Tennessee | Marsha Blackburn | R+29.63 | 891,282 votes | 3,007,608 |
| 29 | Vermont | Bernie Sanders (I) | D+31.12 | 112,917 votes | 362,855 |
| 30 | Hawaii | Mazie K Hirono | D+32.71 | 164,119 votes | 501,763 |
| 31 | North Dakota | Kevin Cramer | R+33.03 | 119,967 votes | 363,171 |
| 32 | West Virginia | Jim Justice | R+41.00 | 306,531 votes | 747,702 |
| 33 | Wyoming | Barrasso | R+50.99 | 134,691 votes | 264,162 |
Closest House Races (by margin)
| # | District | Winner | Margin | Vote Gap | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA-13California | Adam Gray | D+0.09 | 187 votes | 210,921 |
| 2 | IA-01Iowa | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R+0.19 | 799 votes | 414,078 |
| 3 | CA-45California | Derek Tran | D+0.21 | 653 votes | 315,875 |
| 4 | ME-02Maine | Jared F. Golden | D+0.34 | 2,706 votes | 403,274 |
| 5 | OH-09Ohio | Marcy Kaptur | D+0.63 | 2,382 votes | 375,195 |
| 6 | CO-08Colorado | Gabe Evans | R+0.73 | 2,449 votes | 333,616 |
| 7 | PA-08Pennsylvania | Rob Bresnahan | R+0.88 | 3,373 votes | 385,074 |
| 8 | AK-ALAlaska | Nick Begich | R+1.00 | 3,305 votes | 329,555 |
| 9 | PA-07Pennsylvania | Ryan E. MacKenzie | R+1.01 | 4,062 votes | 403,314 |
| 10 | PA-10Pennsylvania | Scott Perry | R+1.26 | 5,133 votes | 406,001 |
| 11 | NC-01North Carolina | Donald G. Davis | D+1.68 | 6,307 votes | 376,324 |
| 12 | NE-02Nebraska | Don Bacon | R+1.85 | 5,829 votes | 314,567 |
| 13 | OH-13Ohio | Emilia Strong Sykes | D+2.21 | 8,542 votes | 386,390 |
| 14 | NY-04New York | Laura A. Gillen | D+2.29 | 8,603 votes | 375,518 |
| 15 | AZ-06Arizona | Juan Ciscomani | R+2.51 | 10,822 votes | 431,220 |
| 16 | TX-34Texas | Vicente Gonzalez | D+2.58 | 5,177 votes | 200,383 |
| 17 | VA-07Virginia | Eugene S. Vindman | D+2.64 | 10,489 votes | 397,299 |
| 18 | CA-27California | George Whitesides | D+2.66 | 7,990 votes | 300,090 |
| 19 | WI-03Wisconsin | Derrick Van Orden | R+2.72 | 11,256 votes | 413,181 |
| 20 | OR-05Oregon | Janelle S. Bynum | D+2.73 | 10,945 votes | 401,293 |
| 21 | NV-03Nevada | Susie Lee | D+2.74 | 10,220 votes | 372,388 |
| 22 | CA-47California | Dave Min | D+2.88 | 10,167 votes | 353,275 |
| 23 | CA-41California | Ken Calvert | R+3.38 | 11,987 votes | 354,445 |
| 24 | CA-09California | Josh Harder | D+3.58 | 9,009 votes | 251,357 |
| 25 | NY-03New York | Thomas R. Suozzi | D+3.58 | 12,958 votes | 362,344 |
Closest States (by margin)
| # | State | Margin | Vote Gap | Electoral Votes | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | R+0.86 | 29,397 votes | 10 | 3,422,918 |
| 2 | Michigan | R+1.41 | 80,106 votes | 15 | 5,674,449 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | R+1.70 | 120,266 votes | 19 | 7,058,269 |
| 4 | Georgia | R+2.18 | 115,100 votes | 16 | 5,270,783 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | D+2.78 | 22,965 votes | 4 | 826,205 |
| 6 | Nevada | R+3.10 | 46,008 votes | 6 | 1,484,840 |
| 7 | North Carolina | R+3.21 | 183,047 votes | 16 | 5,699,155 |
| 8 | Minnesota | D+4.24 | 137,947 votes | 10 | 3,253,915 |
| 9 | Arizona | R+5.51 | 187,382 votes | 11 | 3,400,274 |
| 10 | Virginia | D+5.78 | 260,310 votes | 13 | 4,505,942 |
| 11 | New Jersey | D+5.89 | 252,498 votes | 14 | 4,287,740 |
| 12 | New Mexico | D+6.00 | 55,411 votes | 5 | 923,403 |
| 13 | Maine | D+6.47 | 53,351 votes | 4 | 824,806 |
| 14 | Illinois | D+10.89 | 613,712 votes | 19 | 5,633,604 |
| 15 | Colorado | D+10.98 | 350,718 votes | 10 | 3,192,745 |