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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. [a] The Republican Party's ticket—Donald Trump, who was the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and JD Vance, the junior U.S. senator from Ohio—defeated the Democratic Party's ticket—Kamala Harris, the incumbent vice president, and Tim Walz, the 41st governor of Minnesota.
Political apathy is prevalent in plurality voting systems such as FPTP. [24] Studies suggest that plurality voting system fails to incentivize citizens to vote, which results in very low voter turnouts. [24] Under this system, many people feel that voting is an empty ritual that has no influence on the composition of legislature. [9]
For example, if from 100 votes that were cast, 45 were for candidate A, 30 were for candidate B and 25 were for candidate C, then candidate A received a plurality of votes but not a majority. In some election contests, the winning candidate or proposition may need only a plurality, depending on the rules of the organization holding the vote. [3]
Presidential election results map. Red denotes those won by Trump/Vance, and Blue denotes states won by Harris/Walz. Numbers indicate allotted electoral votes. Senate elections; Overall control: Republican gain: Seats contested: 34 of the 100 seats (33 seats of Class I + 1 special election) Net seat change: Republican +4: Map of the 2024 Senate ...
Results of the 2024 United States presidential election, by county (parishes used in Louisiana and boroughs in Alaska). At the time of uploading, votes are still being counted, and this map is incomplete. It will be updated as results come in.
The following is a table of United States presidential election results by state. They are indirect elections in which voters in each state cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College who pledge to vote for a specific political party's nominee for president. Bold italic text indicates the winner of the election
English: 2024 United States presidential election results by state, including the District of Columbia and results by congressional district in Maine and Nebraska. Trump: 0-1% 1-5% 5-15% >15%. Harris: 0-1% 1-5% 5-15% >15%
Third-party and independent candidates received 2.13% of the vote in the 2024 election, totaling over three million votes. [2] This is slightly more than the 2020 United States presidential election, when third party candidates received 1.86%. [3]