Trump didn’t even get half of votes, much less half of the population. The vast majority of Americans aren’t Trump supporters. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Americans don’t vote.
Have you checked the voter turnout? Because I didn’t but it’s traditionally low in the US for different reasons. And this doesn’t take into account people not allowed to vote. I don’t live in a utopia either but the US is especially undemocratic by design
Surprisingly this was one of the most active elections since 1900. Others being JFK and 2020.
Nonetheless, turnout in 2024 was still high by modern standards. The 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon (63.8 percent) is the only other election in the last 112 years to exceed 63 percent voter turnout.
I wasn’t talking about this vote compared to other US elections but about the US voting system compared to other nations. 63.9% is still low for international standards. The comment above me said “half of you did”, turns out it’s closer to a third. And I’m not blaming the third that stayed at home, I’m blaming the system for shying them away.
You may be, but clearly more than half of you are not 🤷♂️
Trump didn’t even get half of votes, much less half of the population. The vast majority of Americans aren’t Trump supporters. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Americans don’t vote.
He got more than half the votes, unfortunately.
He got less than 50%
Source? Here’s one of mine:
https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president?election-data-id=2024-PG&election-painting-mode=projection-with-lead&filter-key-races=false&filter-flipped=false&filter-remaining=false
Note the popular vote section.
49.8% is less than 50%… I used AP. I genuinely don’t understand your meaning.
Have you checked the voter turnout? Because I didn’t but it’s traditionally low in the US for different reasons. And this doesn’t take into account people not allowed to vote. I don’t live in a utopia either but the US is especially undemocratic by design
Voters that chose to stay home are functionally the same as Trump supporters. They chose this.
Surprisingly this was one of the most active elections since 1900. Others being JFK and 2020.
The 2024 Election by the Numbers
I wasn’t talking about this vote compared to other US elections but about the US voting system compared to other nations. 63.9% is still low for international standards. The comment above me said “half of you did”, turns out it’s closer to a third. And I’m not blaming the third that stayed at home, I’m blaming the system for shying them away.
How many eligible voters chose not to out of apathy or other factors within their control?