He became the first Republican to get the popular vote since 2004…
On Wednesday, 06 November 2024, Donald Trump became the first Republican in 20 years to get the popular vote in the US elections.
Trump's way to the presidency became clearer as he touched North Carolina and Georgia. It reduced the Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris's chances to the White House.
He is potentially becoming the first Republican to secure the popular vote since George W Bush in 2004. In the 2004 US Presidential elections, Bush won 62,040,610 votes and 286 electoral votes compared to Democratic nominee John Kerry who secured 59,028,444 votes and 251 electoral votes.
According to election voter data of the past 20 years, Barack Obama achieved the largest vote victory with 69.5 million votes (52.9 per cent) and a substantial 365 electoral votes in 2008. H
Contrastingly, the 2016 election saw an unusual outcome with Donald Trump winning the presidency with 304 electoral votes but only 46.1 per cent of the popular vote, while Hillary Clinton won 48.2 percent of the popular vote - a 2.1 per cent margin higher than Trump's and yet insufficient for victory.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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