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Votes between trump and Harris
Executive summary
Publicly available post‑election tallies and major outlets show Donald Trump won more raw popular votes than Kamala Harris by roughly 2–3 million votes — most sources give totals in the ~77 million (Trump) vs. ~74–75 million (Harris) range — and Trump carried the decisive battleground states that handed him the Electoral College victory [1] [2] [3]. Polling taken after the election found a narrow “would you change your vote?” split with Trump holding a 48%–47% edge among self‑reported 2024 voters asked if they’d vote the same way knowing what they know now [4].
1. What the vote totals show: margins and ranges
Contemporary reporting and data trackers put Trump’s national popular‑vote total around the high 76–77 million mark and Harris’s total in the mid‑74 to 75 million range, a margin of roughly 2–3 million votes in Trump’s favor [1] [2] [3]. Different outlets report slightly different absolute totals — for example, a Cincinnati.com report cited 76,838,984 for Trump and 74,327,659 for Harris [1], while the Financial Times tracker lists Trump ~77.3 million to Harris ~75.0 million [2] — but they agree on the substantive fact that Trump won the national popular tally and the key Rust Belt swing states that decided the Electoral College [3].
2. Where the victory was built: swing states and turnout dynamics
Analysts emphasized narrow margins in swing states — CBS and BBC tallies found Trump ahead by just over 230,000 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin combined, a congressionally consequential bloc that provided his Electoral College edge [3]. Pew Research’s post‑election analysis highlights that Trump’s coalition in 2024 included stronger performance among rural voters and one‑time voters who sat out four years earlier; among those who did not vote in 2020 but did in 2024, 54% supported Trump vs. 42% for Harris [5]. Those turnout shifts, more than major partisan realignment, were central to the outcome [5].
3. Polling and “would you change your vote?” snapshots
Polling after the inauguration period and 100 days into the new administration captured voter durability. An Emerson poll asked 2024 voters, “knowing what they know now, would you change your vote?” and found 94% of Trump voters and 93% of Harris voters said they would not change their choice — producing a narrow 48% to 47% advantage for Trump among that sample [4]. That metric measures post‑hoc voter steadfastness rather than establishing causation for the election result; it complements but does not replace official tallies [4].
4. Demographics and subgroup shifts: Latino and urban/rural patterns
Coverage notes important subgroup movement: CBS observed Trump made gains with Latino voters nationally, narrowing Harris’s margin with that group to about five points in some counts [6]. Pew’s analysis shows the familiar urban–rural divide persisted — Harris carried urban voters by large margins while Trump dominated rural areas — but Trump improved across several groups relative to past cycles, altering the arithmetic in some swing states [5].
5. Discrepancies across outlets and the limits of reporting
Different news organizations and trackers report slightly different vote counts and percentages (e.g., CBS‑sourced figures, Financial Times tracker, local outlets), reflecting variations in update timing, inclusion of provisional or late returns, and rounding [1] [2] [3]. Readers should treat single‑number headlines as estimates tied to the snapshot time; the underlying story agreed across the cited sources is consistent: Trump won the popular vote by a modest margin and secured the Electoral College via narrow leads in key Midwestern states [1] [2] [3].
6. What the sources do not address or explicitly dispute
Available sources do not mention any sustained, credible legal or administrative reversal of the official vote totals in those states — reporting focuses on the final tallies and post‑election analysis (not found in current reporting). If you are seeking official certified statewide counts or the certified Electoral College returns, those specific certification documents are not provided in the currently cited items (not found in current reporting).
7. Bottom line and implications
The consensus in the cited reporting is clear: Trump carried the 2024 popular vote by roughly 2–3 million votes and won the Electoral College through narrow margins in key battleground states; post‑election polling suggests most voters would not change their 2024 choice, leaving a stable but closely divided electorate [1] [2] [3] [4]. Different outlets vary slightly in their totals and emphases — readers should consult certified state tallies or multiple trackers for the most up‑to‑date numeric detail [1] [2].