![]() ![]() This year, differential turnout worked against Democrats. But many of those votes came in overwhelmingly black districts and did nothing to elect Democrats elsewhere. In 2012, Democrats’ popular vote edge owed much to heavy black turnout to reelect the first black president. ![]() How could a party win a 33-seat majority while losing the popular vote, then win only a seven-seat majority while carrying the popular vote by 4 points? ![]() The big contrast is with 2012, when Democrats carried the House popular vote 49% to 48% but won only 201 seats to the Republicans’ 234. It’s almost identical to House Democrats’ 51% to 48% popular vote margin in 2020, which yielded them an almost identical 222-213 majority. That 51% to 47% margin is identical to Joe Biden’s and Barack Obama’s popular vote margins in 20, respectively. (All numbers here are subject to revision in line with final returns.) Last week, Biden named several members of his foreign policy and national security teams, including Avril Haines, who would be the first woman to lead the US intelligence community if confirmed.One of the puzzles in this year’s surprising and unpredicted (including by me) off-year election results is why the Republicans’ 51% to 47% win in the popular vote for House of Representatives did not produce a majority bigger than the apparent 221-214 result. On Tuesday, Biden introduced a diverse economic team, including Janet Yellen, who would be the first woman as Treasury secretary if confirmed by the Senate. The campaign has mounted legal challenges that have failed to gain any traction, with many of the cases being dismissed by judges for lack of evidence.ĭespite Trump’s refusal to concede, Biden has continued to build out his administration and has named several key nominees and appointees to top roles in his administration. The certifications have dealt significant blows to the Trump campaign’s futile attempt to overturn the election results. Two hundred and seventy electoral votes are needed to become president.Īmericans voted by mail in record numbers this year to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic, and experts had warned that as a result, there would be a lengthy vote count that would likely not resolve until days or weeks after Election Day.Ī number of states have certified their election results, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan. Trump’s vote count makes him the second-highest vote earner in American history.ĭespite Biden’s decisive victory and the Trump administration starting the formal presidential transition process, the President has refused to concede the race and continues to make baseless claims about widespread voter fraud.īiden won 306 electoral votes, while Trump has 232. President-elect Joe Biden’s margin over President Donald Trump in the nationwide popular vote is now more than 7 million votes and may continue to grow as several states continue counting votes.īiden’s lead over Trump is the second largest since 2000, and is about two and a half times larger than Hillary Clinton’s popular vote lead over Trump in 2016.Īs of Friday morning, Biden had won about 81.2 million votes, the most votes a candidate has won in US history, and Trump had won about 74.2 million. ![]()
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