Initial results show a red shift in the USA

Of the counties with near-complete results, more than 90 percent have swung in favor of former President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to a Times analysis of election results early Wednesday.

Mr. Trump improved his margin in 2,367 counties in 2020. His lead only narrowed in 240 counties. In 536 counties, too few votes were counted to be included in the analysis.

Support for Mr. Trump has fluctuated back and forth during his three consecutive presidential elections, but early results showed that even a number of states that favored Vice President Kamala Harris were trending to the right.

Mr. Trump appeared to improve his performance on election night in all circles, both those that had supported him in past elections and those that have leaned Democratic in the past.

The Times had not yet called the election as of early Wednesday morning, but Mr. Trump was close to victory, having won three of the seven swing states.