Donald Trump won 304 votes in the US electoral college to formally win the presidency.
The billionaire and real estate mogul will become America’s 45th president.
Mr Trump’s polarising victory in Nov and the Democrat Hillary Clinton’s winning the popular vote had created lobbying, but to no avail.
With several states still voting, Mr Trump had 304 votes and Mrs Clinton had 169. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
Texas put Mr Trump over the top, despite two Republican electors casting protest votes.
Clinton lost 4 electors in Washington.
In Madison, WI, protesters shouted, cried and sang “Silent Night”. In Augusta, Maine, they held signs that said, “Don’t let Putin Pick Our President,” referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Electoral College- Members: 538
- Numbers allocated to states based on how many reps it has in the House plus one for each senator.
- District of Columbia got three votes.
- It is home to the Congress.
- It has no vote in the Congress.
