The Brief Donald Trump’s victory in individual votes marks the first time in 20 years the Republican presidential candidate won the popular vote. Not only did his 77.3 million votes top Kamala Harris’ 75 million votes, but it broke a decades-long streak. For the first time in 20 years, the Democratic presidential candidate lost the popular vote. Bush won both the electoral vote and popular vote, even setting a new popular vote record. Popular vote totals for 2024 electionDonald Trump: 77,303,573 votes (49.9%)Kamala Harris: 75,019,257 votes (48.4%)Electoral vote totals for 2024 electionDonald Trump: 312Kamala Harris: 226