Michigan's Big Vote in 2020!

Michigan is a cool state shaped like a mitten, way up north in the United States. It's surrounded by big, sparkling Great Lakes, like giant bathtubs! It's a place with lots of trees and sometimes snowy winters. In 2020, people in Michigan got to help choose the next President of the whole country. They cast their votes like putting a special sticker on their favorite choice!

In the 2020 election, there were two main teams running for President. One team had President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The other team had former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris. Michigan had 16 special votes, called electoral votes, that they could give to the team they liked best. It was like a big game where every vote counted!

After everyone voted, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the election in Michigan! It was a very close race, much closer than some people thought it would be. Lots of people who worked in factories that make cars voted for Biden. Many voters were also worried about the big sickness called COVID-19, and more of them voted for Biden too.

Michigan is super important because it's like a 'bellwether' state. That means it often votes for the person who ends up winning the whole country! For a long, long time, if Michigan voted for someone, they usually became President. So, when Michigan voted for Joe Biden in 2020, it was a big sign of who might win!