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> half a percentage point 2020: 46.8% 2024: 49.8%
by profsummergig 1y ago
> half a percentage point
2020: 46.8%
2024: 49.8%
- slg 1y agoTry reading the whole sentence next time. I specifically chose to not use the percentage of votes cast because inconsistent turnout changes the denominator in a way that can be misleading. The numbers you cited imply that Trump got more popular, but the actual reason he won in 2024 instead of losing like 2020 is because his opponent was less popular. If you look at the number of votes Trump received, his 2020 and 2024 totals are incredibly close after accounting for population growth. That is why I explicitly phrased my comment in terms of "The percentage of the US population that voted for Trump".