Donald Trumpā€™s popular vote total has fallen below 50 percent, and his margin over Kamala Harris has narrowed considerably as all the votes are counted.

Summary

Trumpā€™s popular vote share has fallen below 50% to 49.94%, with Kamala Harris at 48.26%, narrowing his margin of victory.

Trumpā€™s share of the popular vote is lower than Bidenā€™s in 2020 (51.3%), Obamaā€™s in 2012 (51.1%) and 2008 (52.9%), George W. Bushā€™s in 2004 (50.7%), George H.W. Bushā€™s in 1988 (53.2%), Reaganā€™s in 1984 (58.8%) and 1980 (50.7%), and Carterā€™s in 1976 (50.1%).

The 2024 election results highlight Trumpā€™s narrow victory and the need for Democrats to address their mistakes and build a diverse working-class coalition.

The numbers also give Democrats a reason to push back on Trumpā€™s mandate claims, noting most Americans did not vote for him.

  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
    21Ā·
    1 month ago

    At no time in the history of modern politics has the ā€œpopular voteā€ taken precedence over the electoral college. If youā€™ll remember, bidenā€™s campaign made that point during his defeat of the orange 4 years ago. And the orange complained pretty loudly about it

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
      11Ā·
      1 month ago

      Not to mention the numbers I saw still show he has more votes than her, he just fell below 50%, add in the people who voted for other candidates or voted for other positions and not president and she is below. I saw only 4% of votes left in California, meaning he will beat her by at least a million votes.

    • btaf45@lemmy.world
      1Ā·
      1 month ago

      At no time in the history of modern politics has the ā€œpopular voteā€ taken precedence over the electoral college.

      Everybody already knows that. It sill matters. Or would matter, if Harris had gotten more total votes.