Republicans won the popular vote in 2024 for the first time in 20 years
Taken as a share of the citizen voting-age population, Trump and Harris each won the votes of about a third of the potential electorate.
Percentage of presidential vote,
as a share of the citizen voting-age population
Democratic presidential candidates had won the popular vote for four consecutive elections, until this year.
36%
Trump
33.0%
34
Bush
31.5%
32
Harris
31.9%
30
Kerry
30.0%
28
26
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Percentage of presidential vote,
as a share of the citizen voting-age population
Democratic presidential candidates had won the popular vote for four consecutive elections, until this year.
36%
Trump
33.0%
34
Bush
31.5%
32
Harris
31.9%
30
Kerry
30.0%
28
26
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Percentage of presidential vote, as a share of the citizen voting-age population
36%
Trump
33.0%
Democratic presidential candidates had won the popular vote for four consecutive elections, until this year.
34
Bush
31.5%
32
Harris
31.9%
30
Kerry
30.0%
28
26
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
