The 2020 United States presidential election took place on November 3, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and high political polarization. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump faced Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden won the Electoral College 306 to 232 and secured over 81 million popular votes, the most in U.S. history. The election saw record voter turnout and was followed by widespread disputes over results, culminating in the January 6 Capitol attack.