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.

  • DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world
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    3 days 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

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 days ago

      What they did this election should even be illegal

      illegal how? they’re a private party, their own rules don’t require them to hold a primary. Even if they wanted to do so, it was most definitely too late, should they have held one prior? probably.

      They had no primary, so as a Democratic voter, I had no choice in who I was voting for.

      man you guys need to learn what irony is. Also just to be clear, like 10 million people ever vote in primaries, so uh. Good luck? I guess? It’s not even representative to begin with lmao.

      What’s the point of a democracy where my vote doesn’t matter

      i mean it objectively does, but ok.

    • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
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      3 days ago

      They did have a primary.

      And Hillary won her primary popular vote against Bernie and you’re still pissed about it so seems like the method isn’t the problem for you, it’s that they (“they” being Democrats according to the party rules) don’t pick whoever you like.

      • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
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        3 days ago

        The primary where she bought out the entire DNC and was in control of them? The same primary where the DNC worked together to stop Bernie and sabotage his campaign, even going so far as to contemplate attacking him for being Jewish? The primary where the chair apologised to Bernie for fucking him over?

        Oh yeah, totally democracy in action.