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Originally Posted by blankall
They still need to count another ~8 million votes in California and another ~1 million in Arizona and some other stragglers.
But yes, probably about 8 million or so fewer votes this time around. Considerably more than in 2016 though.
People came out in 2016 hard to stop Trump. This time, the lower vote likely reflects more of a return to the norm turnout. 2020 had 65.9% of eligible voters turn out, which was unusually high. The typical number is 55-60%. We're probably looking at just over 60% for the 2024 election, which is still on the high side.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_...tial_elections |
if 9 million votes are outstanding and 8 are in California Harris likely wins the popular vote.