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.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1091·
    8 hours 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

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      358·
      8 hours ago

      Yeah, but even if Kamala wins the popular vote, this is going to be the closest a republican has gotten in…

      Decades?

      Maybe longer?

      But the DNC is going to latch onto this and try to claim if they had moved just a little more right they’d have won.

      Regardless of what happens, the DNC will always say the answer is moving to the right.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
        43·
        7 hours ago

        Regardless of what happens, the DNC will always say the answer is moving to the right.

        This isn’t borne out by trending or statements. What kind of crystal ball are you smoking?

        • YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub
          61·
          7 hours ago

          Two examples: ran on being humane to migrants and continued title 42 three years into the Biden term and proposed a draconian new immigration law.

          Ran on reforming the police, flooded them with money.