Record-breaking numbers: How 2024's election changed what we knew about voting
Latest election count shows over 152 million Americans made their choice in the presidential race (with more votes still coming in). Numbers almost match the all-time record from four years ago
The just-finished presidential race broke every rule in the political playbook with its massive voter turn-out. Over 152 million citizens cast their ballots in the contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (and theres still more votes being counted)
The final numbers are getting close to matching 2020s all-time record of 158 million votes; which happened about 100 years after women got their voting rights. States like California are still processing hundreds-of-thousands of mail-in ballots that keep pushing the total higher
This election crushed the old-school idea that high turn-out always helps Democrats - Donald Trump managed to win despite (or maybe because-of) the huge number of voters. The president-electʼs victory shows how the basic rules of american politics arenʼt what they used to be: proving that Republicans can do well even when lots of people show up at the polls
