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Why Trump's Electoral College Claim Is False
During an extraordinary press conference last week, Donald Trump made numerous false assertions. The one that raised the most eyebrows was when the president referenced his election victory by saying: "I guess it’s the biggest electoral college win since Ronald Reagan." The infographic below shows why that claim was false and it was featured recently on Forbes.
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This chart shows the percent of the electoral college vote won by presidents since Reagan.
Winning margins in the electoral and popular votes in United States presidential elections from 1789 to 2020
Results of votes for electoral college in the 2016 presidential elections in the United States
Share of electoral college votes for the Democratic and Republican parties in presidential elections from 1860 to 2020
Share of electoral college and popular votes from each winning candidate, in all United States presidential elections from 1789 to 2024
Results of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election in the United States
Share of electoral college and popular votes from each runner-up in United States presidential elections from 1824 to 2020
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