He received 77.3 million popular votes, a number that ranks among the largest vote totals ever. The presidential candidate to receive the most votes ever is still Joe Biden, with 81.2 million in 2020.

Candidates must have at least 270 electoral votes to win. Because of the Electoral College system, it is possible to win the ...

He received 77.3 million popular votes ... we have a better idea of how this election’s total votes compare to previous years. Voter turnout was down slightly from the record of 62.8% set ...

It also means the popular vote will soon come into play, but what exactly is the popular vote and does it matter? In short, ...

His margin of victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the national popular vote — 1.5 percentage points — is the smallest of any president who secured a popular-vote win since Richard M.

The votes are still being counted, but it looks like Donald Trump could be the first Republican to win the popular vote in two decades. That’s a big milestone in what was expected to be a knife ...

Donald Trump’s victory in individual votes marks the first time in 20 years the Republican presidential candidate won the popular vote. The last time the Republican presidential candidate won the ...