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President BidenJoe BidenHoyer: House will vote on COVID-19 relief bill Friday Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Powell pushes back on GOP inflation fears MORE captured 224 congressional districts in the 2020 elections, compared to 211 won by former President TrumpDonald TrumpRomney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Trump says 'no doubt' Tiger Woods will be back after accident MORE.

Only 16 districts — nine held by Republicans, seven by Democrats — split their vote between the presidential contest and congressional races. .

To put that in historical context, as recently as 1988, a third of congressional districts split their vote between presidential and House elections.

Many of the districts that performed best for Biden are centered in the densest cities in America — places like New York, where he took more than 80 percent of the vote in seven districts, or California, where he scored that high in urban districts held by Reps.

Of the 25 districts in which Trump performed best, only nine were less than 70 percent white — and all nine of those districts are in Texas and Oklahoma, where Republicans performed well among Hispanic voters.

Biden won 13 of the 15 least well-educated districts in the country, though he got blown out in the only two of those districts in which fewer than half of residents are not white.

Hal RogersHarold (Hal) Dallas RogersSix ways to visualize a divided America READ: The Republicans who voted to challenge election results House Republicans who didn't sign onto the Texas lawsuit MORE (R-Ky.) and Carol MillerCarol Devine MillerSix ways to visualize a divided America House GOP campaign arm rolls out new leadership team READ: The Republicans who voted to challenge election results MORE (R-W.Va.), members whose constituents are more than 95 percent white.

In 2012, Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyRomney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Overnight Health Care: COVID-19 vaccine makers pledge massive supply increase | Biden health nominee faces first Senate test | White House defends reopening of facility for migrant kids On The Money: Schumer urges Democrats to stick together on .9T bill | Collins rules out GOP support for Biden relief plan | Powell fights inflation fears MORE scored 61 percent of the vote in Georgia’s 6th District.

Across the nation, the districts where Trump trailed Romney’s 2012 performance the most were suburban districts, held by members like Reps.

Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.), Sean CastenSean CastenLawmaker calls Robinhood helpline to make point about customer service On The Money: House panel spars over GameStop, Robinhood | Manchin meets with advocates for wage | Yellen says go big, GOP says hold off House panel spars over GameStop frenzy, trading apps MORE (D-Ill.), Jennifer WextonJennifer Lynn WextonWexton, Speier call for revamp of clearance process to screen for extremist views Former GOP lawmaker says party should denounce Marjorie Taylor Greene Push for permanent fencing at Capitol draws resistance MORE (D-Va.) and Sharice DavidsSharice DavidsLawmakers wager barbecue, sweets and crab claws ahead of Super Bowl Biden: Federal government 'has long-broken promises to Native American tribes' Overnight Energy: Biden makes historic pick with Haaland for Interior | Biden set to tap North Carolina official to lead EPA | Gina McCarthy forges new path as White House climate lead MORE (D-Kan.) — all of whom won Republican-held seats in 2018 or 2020.

All four of Utah’s congressional districts were among those that swung hardest away from Trump, by between 12 and 18 points.

Among the eight districts that swung more than 10 points toward Trump, only two — Missouri’s 8th District and Florida’s 24th — are not in states likely to lose congressional districts in the next round of reapportionment.

Jared Golden (D-Maine) ran more than 8 points ahead of Biden, in one of the few districts to split its ticket this year.

6 leader in next Congress Democrats to determine leaders after disappointing election MORE (D-Pa.) each ran more than 4 points ahead of Biden in districts Trump carried. .

Ed CaseEdward (Ed) CaseMORE (D-Hawaii) won a comeback bid with 72 percent of the vote in his Oahu-based district, 8 points better than Biden did there.

David CicillineDavid CicillineDemocrats want businesses to help get LGBT bill across finish line This week: House to vote on Biden's .9 trillion coronavirus bill Biden urges swift passage of Equality Act MORE (D-R.I.) outran Biden by 7 points.

Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarJamaal Bowman's mother dies of COVID-19: 'I share her legacy with all of you' To address global fragility, we must start locally Omar calls for released Saudi women's rights activist to be allowed to leave country MORE (D-Minn.) underperformed Biden by almost 16 points in Minneapolis, though she still won with a comfortable 65 percent of the vote. .

Where Republicans ran ahead of Trump

Salazar (R-Fla.) all beat sitting Democrats by running between 3 and 6 points ahead of Trump

Adam KinzingerAdam Daniel KinzingerKinzinger: GOP will 'be a minority party forever' if we keep supporting Trump Top firms slash donations to candidates by 90 percent: analysis Political purists bring 'cancel culture' to the Republican Party MORE (R-Ill.), Dan NewhouseDaniel (Dan) Milton NewhouseHere are the GOP lawmakers censured by Republicans for impeaching Trump Upton becomes first member of Congress to vote to impeach two presidents The Hill's Morning Report - Trump impeached again; now what

MORE (R-Wash.) and John KatkoJohn Michael KatkoHouse GOP warns Biden against lifting sanctions on Iran House Republican calls on Biden to boycott Beijing Olympics Hearings examine consequences of massive SolarWinds breach MORE (R-N.Y.) — ran about 8 points ahead of the president. 

The one who ran behind Trump: House Republican Conference Chair Liz CheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn CheneyHouse GOP warns Biden against lifting sanctions on Iran Cheney rejects Trump's 'America First' foreign policy as dangerous isolationism Liz Cheney: GOP must not 'trivialize' gravity of Capitol riot MORE (R-Wyo.). 

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