This is telling.
Donald Trump's popular vote totals across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections show varying levels of support:
* **2016**: Donald Trump received approximately 62.9 million popular votes, while his opponent, Hillary Clinton, secured about 65.8 million votes. Trump won the presidency through the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote
* **2020**: In his re-election bid, Trump garnered around 74.2 million popular votes. However, he lost both the popular vote and the Electoral College to Joe Biden, who received approximately 81.2 million votes
* **2024**: Trump made a comeback by winning both the Electoral College and the popular vote. He secured about 77.3 million votes, surpassing the 75.0 million votes received by his opponent, Kamala Harris This marked the first time since 2004 that a Republican candidate won the popular vote