The United States Congress formally certified President-elect Donald J. Trump‘s landslide 2024 election victory on Monday, marking the penultimate step before the America First leader is sworn into office on January 20. Every four years, presidential election results are certified through a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Once sworn in, Trump will be only the second American to serve two non-consecutive terms in office—having held the White House from 2017 through 2021 and now from 2025 until 2029. Trump received a total of 312 electoral votes, while his Democratic Party opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, received 226 electoral votes.
During the 2001 certification, the Congressional Black Caucus systematically objected to confirming the electoral votes won by George W. Bush—each challenging the electoral votes from the State of Florida. These objections were rejected by Democrat Vice President Al Gore—who lost the election to Bush—as they lacked a Senator as a second. During the 2025 certification, no Democrats objected to the slate of electors from any state.
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