Guardian analysis suggests Harris underperformed compared with 2020 – but in the states that mattered most it was Trump’s gains that won him the White House

Summary

The recent U.S. election saw a significant Democratic underperformance, with Kamala Harris drawing 1.4 million fewer votes than Joe Biden in 2020, while Donald Trump gained 1.1 million additional votes.

Nationally, Democrats lost more votes than Republicans gained, but in key swing states like Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, Trump’s gains outpaced Harris’s losses, securing his victory.

In many counties, Democratic votes dropped sharply even where Republican gains were modest.

Higher turnout in swing states, driven by Trump supporters, was a crucial factor in his win.

  • Blackbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    2 months ago

    There are still millions of uncounted votes in CA. Trump has gone from 72.6 million yesterday morning to 73.4 million today. Y’all really need to stop quoting these numbers as if they’re anything but preliminary.

    edit: Knee-jerk downvoting of a factual correction. Class act right here. Screen shot for those who have poor vision and/or analytical reasoning skills…

    edit 2: Up to 74.2 million Trump votes and 70.3 million Harris votes now, and counting.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
        31·
        2 months ago

        It’s way more than 93,000.

        Running from the Google results page that quotes the AP:

        58% reporting

        Kamala Harris 57.6% 6,108,150 votes
        Donald Trump 39.8% 4,216,520 votes
        Robert Kennedy 1.1% 116,628 votes
        Jill Stein 0.8% 87,842 votes
        Chase Oliver 0.4% 39,805 votes
        Claudia De la Cruz 0.4% 37,673 votes

        So, adding that all up, this 58% is 10,606,618 votes.

        So 58/10,606,618 vs 100/x Solve for x.

        10,606,618 x 100 / 58 = Around 18,287,272 votes total.

        Meaning about 7,680,654 votes still to count.