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.

  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
    253·
    3 hours ago

    Plenty of coping from the liberal corporate media, instead of admitting that liberals abandoned the working class to court the monied interests.

    • CleoTheWizard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 hours ago

      It really didn’t have much to do with abandoning anyone. It didn’t matter what democrats proposed at all. The vast majority of people answers they were dissatisfied with America in exit polls. The economy is doing fine on paper but people don’t feel that way. It was the inability to distance from Biden and provide actual radical solutions to things that got them voted down.

      At this point it has nothing to do with working class policies. It has everything to do with voter dissatisfaction and pandering to moderates.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 hour ago

        The third dimension of the political compass is radical vs. moderate. People want more radical change, and the Democrats didn’t meet them there.