A majority of eligible people did vote, unless I’m reading things wrong. Don’t get me wrong turnout did suck and it’s a disgrace imo but a slim majority is still a majority
Now you can change the argument to something easier like eligible people and then have your safe little conversation about small percentages and whatever nuance you feel makes you more correct. Doesn’t change the fact that less than half the people in this country voted.
Technically more eligible registered voters did vote that didn’t, but it really doesn’t tell the whole story. 77 million voted for Trump. 75 million votes for Harris. Just under three million voted for a third party candidate of some kind. 90 million didn’t vote but were registered to vote.
We also don’t know the number of potentially eligible but not registered people there are.
The US has an estimated 340 million population. An estimated 260 million are adults.
It’s easy to see why people say ~30% of the country is deciding our fate.
A majority of eligible people did vote, unless I’m reading things wrong. Don’t get me wrong turnout did suck and it’s a disgrace imo but a slim majority is still a majority
160 mil people voted. US has 340+ mil.
Now you can change the argument to something easier like eligible people and then have your safe little conversation about small percentages and whatever nuance you feel makes you more correct. Doesn’t change the fact that less than half the people in this country voted.
Technically more eligible registered voters did vote that didn’t, but it really doesn’t tell the whole story. 77 million voted for Trump. 75 million votes for Harris. Just under three million voted for a third party candidate of some kind. 90 million didn’t vote but were registered to vote.
We also don’t know the number of potentially eligible but not registered people there are.
The US has an estimated 340 million population. An estimated 260 million are adults.
It’s easy to see why people say ~30% of the country is deciding our fate.