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The popular vote helps determine how many electoral votes each candidate gets. It is not meant to determine who the majority of the country wants, but rather, who each state wants as president.

Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000 after receiving 48.4%, but he lost the election to George W. Bush when he only gained 266 electoral votes, according to the American Presidency Project.

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Using raw votes, Trump’s margin was also smaller than in any election going back to 2000. At about 2.5 million, it was the fifth-smallest popular vote margin since 1960.

Oregon has joined the National Popular Vote Compact, pledging its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote — but the compact isn't active yet.

The presidents who won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote 1824: John Quincy Adams won the election after a contentious four-man race for the White House ended without a majority.

Heading into the 2024 race, Donald Trump was the last U.S. president to win the election while losing the popular vote. It's happened twice in the last six races.