Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the popular vote with 51.3% (81,268,908 votes), ahead of Donald J. Trump with 46.9% (74,216,146 votes). Presidents are chosen by the Electoral College, so the popular vote winner is not always the winner of the election.
The margin between the first two candidates was 4.5 percentage points (7,052,762 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Democratic lead of 4.5 points.
Compared with the previous comparable race in the same area, the party margin moved 2.4 points toward Democrats.
158,406,295 votes were counted in this race, for 95 candidates or options.
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