Trump shatters GOP voting record, secures electoral victory
According to the "NY Post," President-elect Donald Trump received a record number of votes among Republican Party candidates in the 2024 election. The Associated Press reported that Trump garnered 74.83 million popular votes, breaking his previous record of 74.22 million votes from the 2020 election.
8:48 AM EST, November 11, 2024
Republicans haven't won the majority of votes in a presidential race since 2004, when 62 million people voted for President George W. Bush.
For comparison, in 1984, Ronald Reagan, a Republican, received 54 million votes, a landslide victory. The U.S. population was about 100 million less than it is today.
On Monday, the Associated Press reported that Donald Trump received 74.83 million popular votes, breaking his previous record from the 2020 election, when he received 74.22 million votes.
In addition to the popular vote, Trump won in all seven key states, securing a victory in the Electoral College with a margin of 312 to 226 votes. This marks the largest win since President Barack Obama's 2012 victory when he achieved a result of 332 to 206 votes.
Record holder Joe Biden
As noted by the Insider Paper, despite Donald Trump's recent success, President Joe Biden still holds the record for the most votes in U.S. history. In 2020, he received 81.3 million votes.
On January 20, 2025, the 78-year-old Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States.
Preparing for his second term in Washington, Trump is assembling his administration. On Saturday, he announced that he would not reappoint former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The President-elect is scheduled to meet with Joe Biden at the White House this coming Wednesday.
