Joe Biden, soon to be the 46th president of the United States, will be the second Catholic to hold the office. The first was John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. [WW]
| Electoral Votes | Vote % | Vote Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 306 | 51.4 | 81,283,495 |
| Donald Trump | 232 | 46 | 74,223,755 |
| Difference: | 7,059,740 |
[As of 12/12/20]
Joe Biden received a greater percentage of the vote against an incumbent president than anyone since 1932. He is currently more popular than the incumbent president of the White House has ever been. [Andrew Weinstein, Weinsteinlaw 12/6/20]
Vice President-Elect Harris
The Vice President has two constitutionally established duties: first, to succeed the president if he or she dies, resigns, or is removed, and second, to serve as president of the Senate.
Nine Vice Presidents have become president by succession: John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, Lyndon B Johnson, and Gerald Ford.
As to casting tie-breaking votes in the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence has done so 13 times; Biden never cast a tie-breaking vote. John C. Calhoun set the record for the most tie-breaking votes with 31. [Ballotpedia 12/9/20]