Only about half of eligible voters voted. Of those, slightly more voted Democrat than Republican, and a distant few voted for someone else. Despite getting the

Only about half of eligible voters voted. Of those, slightly more voted Democrat than Republican, and a distant few voted for someone else. Despite getting the second-most votes nationally, the geographic distribution of the Republican votes gained them quite a few more "electoral college votes" (i.e. winning points) than the Democrats. The electoral college system gives more power to the countryside than the cities, proportional to the population.