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    Results of the 2020 popular vote and other recent presidential elections

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    The winners of the 2020, 2016, 2012 popular vote and other current presidential elections.

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    The popular vote does not officially determine the winner of the presidential election, but it does provide insight into who individual voters prefer in the White House.

    With a total of 538 votes, the Electoral College ultimately decides who becomes US President. Votes are allocated to states based on the number of their members in the House of Representatives and their two senators. Voters cast their ballot for the candidate who won the popular vote in their state, and the one who received 270 votes won.

    The popular vote, on the other hand, is based on the number or percentage of votes cast by voters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for a candidate. The candidate who receives the most votes nationwide wins the popular vote.

    Here are the popular vote winners from the last elections and the results of these elections.

    Who won the 2020 popular vote?

    President Joe Biden won the popular vote when he ran against Donald Trump in 2020.

    According to the Pew Research Center, Biden defeated Trump in the Electoral College by 306 votes to 232 and had a 4-point lead in the popular vote.

    Biden's victory came as voter turnout increased 7% compared to 2016, resulting in a total of 66% of U.S. adults voting in the 2020 election, the Washington, DC-based center said. According to the Fact Tank, Biden's popular vote margin was also better than fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton's two-point margin in 2016.

    Who won the 2016 popular vote?

    Although Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in 2016 with nearly 2.9 million votes, Donald Trump won the Electoral College after receiving 304 votes, compared to 227 votes for the former US secretary of state, ABC News reported.

    Clinton became the fifth presidential candidate in history to win the popular vote and lose the Electoral College. She joined a list that included Al Gore (defeated by George W. Bush in 2000), Grover Cleveland (defeated by Benjamin Harrison in 1888), Samuel J. Tilden (defeated by Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876) and Andrew Jackson (defeated by John Quincy Adams in 1824), according to Britannica.

    Who won the popular vote in 2008 and 2012?

    Former President Barack Obama won the popular vote when he was elected in 2008 and 2012. He defeated the late U.S. Senator John McCain in 2008 and current Republican U.S. Senator Mitt Romney in 2012.

    In 2008, Obama received 52.9% of the popular vote and 365 of the 538 electoral votes. According to the American Presidency Project, he received 51.1% of the popular vote and 332 electoral votes in 2012.

    Who won the 2004 popular vote?

    George W. Bush lost the popular vote in 2000 but won it during his re-election in 2004.

    According to the American Presidency Project, Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry after receiving 50.7% of the popular vote and 286 electoral votes.

    Who won the popular vote in 2000?

    According to the American Presidency Project, Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000 with 48.4%, but lost the election to George W. Bush when he received only 266 electoral votes. Votes for smaller party candidates prevented the two major parties from receiving a majority of the popular vote.

    The presidency was officially decided by the Supreme Court on December 12, 2000 in the Bush v. Gore decision. The court overturned a Florida Supreme Court order requiring a selective manual recount of U.S. presidential election ballots in that state, thereby giving Bush the 25 Electoral College votes. This decision gave Bush a total of 271 electoral votes.

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