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%).

This puts the 2024 election results in perspective, highlighting the narrowness of Trump’s victory and the need for Democrats to address their mistakes and build a multiracial, multiethnic working-class coalition.

The numbers provide Democrats with an argument against despair and surrender, as they can counter Trump’s mandate claims by explaining that the majority of Americans did not vote for him.

  • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This is major league copium. The fact is that Trump’s opponent got way more votes in 2020 than in 2024, and had the blue turnout in 2024 equaled what it was in 2020, he would not have won in 2024. Period.