Donald Trump’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

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

Trump’s share of the popular vote is lower than Biden’s in 2020 (51.3%), Obama’s in 2012 (51.1%) and 2008 (52.9%), George W. Bush’s in 2004 (50.7%), George H.W. Bush’s in 1988 (53.2%), Reagan’s in 1984 (58.8%) and 1980 (50.7%), and Carter’s in 1976 (50.1%).

The 2024 election results highlight Trump’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 Trump’s mandate claims, noting most Americans did not vote for him.

    • JackbyDevEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      is this the electoral college win, or did they “win” the popular vote since they had more of the votes than the opponent.

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        11·
        8 hours ago

        You can win the presidency with as little as 22% of the popular vote.

        interesting, don’t see anything about winning the popular presidential election here

        • JackbyDevEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          I wasn’t contradicting you. I was sharing a (not so) fun fact.

          • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            no but that was also me asking a clarifying question, because i knew you were talking about the electoral college, and i was talking about the popular presidential vote.