Donald J. Trump won the popular vote with 49.8% (77,302,580 votes), ahead of Kamala D. Harris with 48.3% (75,017,613 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 1.5 percentage points (2,284,967 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 1.5 points.
Compared with the previous comparable race in the same area, the party margin moved 5.9 points toward Republicans. The winning party changed.
155,193,090 votes were counted in this race, for 109 candidates or options.
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