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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.

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[-] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 35 points 1 day ago

Actually only 50% of us support the fat pedophile fascist.

[-] lemmingthelemmers@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago

It's way less than that. Like 35% of eligible voters did not vote.

[-] NotBillMurray@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago

Yup, just 71 million or so goddam people voted for a narcissistic grifter felony with daddy issues. Fuck.

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[-] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

Yea but he has 100% of the control now so it doesn't matter unfortunately.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago
[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 points 20 hours ago

I actually prefer him wining the popular vote. At least this time it’s what most Americans (that are willing to show up) want.

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[-] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world -1 points 10 hours ago

The Democratic party is a lost cause. They NEVER take any responsibility for their actions. What they did this election should even be illegal. They had no primary, so as a Democratic voter, I had no choice in who I was voting for. They picked my candidate for me, and it wasn't even the incumbent! What's the point of a democracy where my vote doesn't matter, because THEY decide who I have to vote for? It's stupid! They keep doing it over and over. Before, they threw Bernie under the bus and backed Hillary whether we liked it or not. They keep making the same dumb mistakes over and over because they just don't care about working class people

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

At no time in the history of modern politics has the "popular vote" taken precedence over the electoral college. If you'll remember, biden's campaign made that point during his defeat of the orange 4 years ago. And the orange complained pretty loudly about it

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 1 points 16 hours ago

At no time in the history of modern politics has the “popular vote” taken precedence over the electoral college.

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

[-] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago

I mean…. Does it really matter?

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 0 points 10 hours ago

None of the news you read on this app matters. This is at least an interesting tidbit.

[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Nope.

Some liberals will say that he won't be able to claim a mandate. Doesn't matter. He will.

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[-] Solitaire20X6@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

now take into account the massive GOP voter fraud

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[-] mercano@lemmy.world 152 points 1 day ago

The fact that a majority of voters did not want Trump to win makes me simultaneously feel happy (that I’m not surrounded by idiots) and more depressed (that the Electoral College has screwed us AGAIN!)

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 23 hours ago

Since it’s just about a half split, you’re at least semi-circled by idiots.

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[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 187 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's a lack of majority not a lack of plurality. Harris is still trailing Trump by 3m votes or so (and 1.6%), Trump is just not above 50% after further votes have been counted. So this isn't an electoral college steal

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