In the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, Joe Biden won both the favor vote and the Electoral College vote over then-President Donald Trump. According to CBS News, Biden received 81,284,666 votes nationwide, while Trump received 74,224,319. This gave Biden a clear lead in popular votes.
Beyond the favored vote, Biden also exceeds Trump in the Electoral College, which decides the presidency. Biden won 306 electoral votes compared to Trump’s 232. To secure the presidency, a candidate must win at least 270 electoral votes, so Biden’s victory was well above that threshold, giving him a comfortable majority.
This result contrasted with the 2016 election, where Donald Trump won the presidency despite losing the popular vote. In 2016, Trump won 306 electoral votes, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who received around 2.9 million more votes nationwide but did not reach enough electoral votes to win. Trump’s 2016 victory highlighted the unique U.S. system, where a candidate can win the presidency through electoral votes even if they fall behind in the popular vote.
The 2020 election, however, showed Biden winning in both popular votes and electoral votes, allowing him a strong victory. The Electoral College system’s minimum requirement of 270 votes remained a key factor in Biden’s path to the White House. Biden’s combined popular and electoral vote lead over Trump was seen as a clear and
final win in the closely watched election.
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