Fact check: Trump got 37% of the vote. Harris got 34% of the vote. 29% did not vote. What was Trumps margin of victor by percentage?

1. Summary of the results

The original statement's vote percentages are incorrect. According to verified sources, Trump won the 2024 presidential election ^[1] with 49.9% of the vote compared to Harris's 48.3% ^[2], making his margin of victory 1.62% ^[3]. In absolute numbers, this translated to approximately 72.8 million votes for Trump and 68 million votes for Harris ^[4].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements are missing from the original statement:

• This was one of the narrowest margins of victory in recent presidential election history, smaller than most elections since 2000 ^[3]
• The election included third-party candidates who received significant support - over 750,000 votes each ^[2]
• Trump won with a plurality rather than a majority of votes ^[2], meaning he did not receive over 50% of all votes cast

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains several significant inaccuracies:

• It dramatically understates both candidates' actual vote percentages (claiming 37% and 34% when the actual figures were 49.9% and 48.3%)
• It claims 29% did not vote, but none of the sources provide voter turnout data to verify this claim
• It's worth noting that there's an interesting discrepancy between sources regarding the exact vote counts:
• One source indicates Trump received 74.7 million votes and Harris 77.1 million ^[5]
• While another puts the numbers at 72.8 million for Trump and 68 million for Harris ^[4]

This discrepancy highlights the importance of waiting for final, certified election results before making definitive claims about exact vote totals.