# Popular Vote

Claims of Trump winning the popular vote are circulating, but fact-checks indicate he lost in [----] and [----]. Discussions also highlight the Electoral College's impact on election outcomes.

### About Popular Vote
The popular vote refers to the total number of individual votes cast for a candidate in an election.  

### Top Popular Vote News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Its official: Clinton swamps Trump in popular vote CNN Politics More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history"  
[News Link](https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final-count/) [@CNN](/creator/x/CNN) 2025-12-30T17:00Z 228.6M followers, 121.6K engagements


"The astounding advantage the Electoral College gives to Republicans in one chart In close elections Republicans are favored to win even when they lose the popular vote"  
[News Link](https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/17/20868790/republicans-lose-popular-vote-win-electoral-college) [@AsteadWH](/creator/x/AsteadWH) 2019-09-17T11:50Z 941K followers, 8.4M engagements



### Top Popular Vote Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"@hasanthehun Kamala lost every single swing state and popular vote Hope this helps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/lamps_apple/status/2012079641998049596) [@lamps_apple](/creator/x/lamps_apple) 2026-01-16T08:29Z 36.2K followers, [----] engagements


"👀 Two coaches are leading the popular vote to lead the All Blacks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PlanetRugby/status/2012077625448284503) [@PlanetRugby](/creator/x/PlanetRugby) 2026-01-16T08:21Z 127.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@Rothmus this election was the first time republicans won the popular vote in [--] years btw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bodhi_fr/status/2012049804894093674) [@bodhi_fr](/creator/x/bodhi_fr) 2026-01-16T06:30Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@kobratrading @Rothmus @elonmusk this election was the first time republicans won the popular vote in [--] years btw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bodhi_fr/status/2012049613986152697) [@bodhi_fr](/creator/x/bodhi_fr) 2026-01-16T06:29Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

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