What does this mean for the nation's political-economic divide? 10, Biden-voting counties equal 70% of America's economy. 5, Joe Biden makes history with total votes received, beating Barack Obama's record 9, 2020 Presidential Election Results & Electoral Map It is also true that he won a record-low number of counties – but counties vary by population size, from those with a few hundred people to others with millions of residents, so county wins don't correlate with the popular vote. With over 81 million votes, Biden received the most votes of any presidential candidate in history. We rate memes that call into question whether Joe Biden won the most ever votes based on the fact that he won a record-low number of counties as MISSING CONTEXT, because without additional context they could be misleading. Therefore, it's plausible that Joe Biden set a popular vote record by carrying only 509 counties, or 17% of all counties.įact check: Biden won popular, Electoral College votes in several battleground states Ou r rating: Missing co nte xt population lives in just 143 counties, or 4.3% of all counties. Census Bureau found that more than half of the U.S. Other counties have enormous populations – for example, California's Los Angeles County has 10.1 million residents, and Illinois' Cook County has 5.2 million residents. Some counties have minuscule populations – for example, Hawaii's Kalawao County has just 88 residents, and Texas' Loving County has 169 residents. That's because there is an incredible amount of variance in county population size, per a report by the U.S. Ultimately, the fact that Biden and Obama were victorious in a relatively small number of counties is not relevant to their popular vote numbers. Before that, he also set a record in 2008 with just 28% of counties, per NBC News.įact check: Image from 2017 White House event altered to make claim about votes for BidenĬounties vary by population, so county wins don't correlate with the popular vote Obama set the previous record in 2012 – with 689 counties, equal to 22%. Results from 28 counties have still not been finalized, per Brookings Institution.īut according to the updated data, Biden won 16.7% of counties with finalized results. That represents a record-low proportion for a winning presidential candidate. The updated report showed that Biden won 509 counties, while Trump won 2,547 counties. 8, the think tank updated its report with new data.
Results from dozens of counties were not finalized at the time, per Time magazine.Īccording to that data, Biden won just 16% of counties with finalized results. The report showed that Biden won 477 counties, while Trump won 2,497 counties. 10, the Brookings Institution published a report on county-level results. In the presidential election, there were 81,282,903 votes cast for Biden and 74,223,030 votes cast for President Donald Trump, according to a current tally from USA TODAY.īoth Biden and Trump racked up higher vote totals than Obama, who previously held the record – 69,498,516 votes in 2008, per USA TODAY.įact check: Joe Biden has secured enough electors from certified results to be elected president What about county-level results? Students for Trump and Morgan have not responded to requests from USA TODAY for comment.įact check: Trump lost the 2020 presidential election Joe Biden received over 81 million votes, the most in history "Must be new math," she added in the caption. counties yet supposedly won the election with the most votes in history," the post read. "Trying to figure out how Biden won a record low of only 16.7% of all U.S. Jan Morgan, a conservative activist, posted a similar meme on Facebook on Dec. "Something doesn't seem to add up," the organization added in the caption "Did Biden win more votes than any president in history? He won a record low of 17% of counties," the meme reads. "Biden won 477 counties while Obama in 2008 won 873." 6 to post a comparison of county-level wins by President-elect Joe Biden in 2020 and former President Barack Obama in 2008. Students for Trump took to Instagram on Dec. Analysis of those results, though, has only just begun.Ī number of conservatives, for example, have started to break down vote totals by county. More than a month after Election Day, the votes have been counted and the results of the presidential contest are complete. Watch Video: Joe Biden reaches 270 electoral votes needed to win election The claim: Joe Biden won the most votes in history, though he won a record low number of counties
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