Trump's Popular Vote Lead Narrows to 1.8% with 76.5 Million Votes, 4 Million Left to Count

Nov 16, 2024, 04:52 PM

As of November 16, 2024, Donald Trump is experiencing a decline in his popular vote share, currently standing at 49.99% with approximately 152.7 million votes counted. His lead over Kamala Harris is narrow, at 1.8 percentage points, marking one of the closest margins for a president-elect in U.S. history. Trump has received 76.5 million votes, while Harris has garnered 73.9 million. With around 4 million votes still left to be counted, projections suggest that Trump may finish with about 4 million more votes than he did in the 2020 election, while Harris is expected to receive 4 million fewer votes compared to her 2020 total. This election is shaping up to be notably close, with Trump's current popular vote lead slipping below 50% and potentially ending with a margin as low as 1%.