Bipartisan legislation in Harrisburg could help guarantee that the U.S. presidency goes to the candidate who wins the popular vote. Similar bills in 16 states and Washington D.C. have passed, totaling 209 electoral votes.

President Joe Biden won the popular vote by a roughly 4% margin when he ran against Donald Trump in 2020. According to data from the Federal Election Commission, Biden earned more than 81 million popular votes, while Trump earned around 74 million. Biden defeated Trump 306-232 in the Electoral College.

Republicans haven’t won the popular vote in a presidential contest since 2004 — when President George W. Bush got 62 million votes. Ronald Reagan won 54 million votes in his landslide

The projection was a further sign of the scale of Donald J. Trump’s victory. In his first successful White House run in 2016, he received fewer votes nationally than Hillary Clinton.

A handful of undecided House races will determine whether Republicans take full control of Congress. It is too soon to confirm that Trump won the popular vote.

Former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan to win the state's 15 electoral votes, election results show.

While a majority of Black and Latino voters turned out for Vice President Kamala Harris this election, President-elect Donald Trump made significant inroads with both groups. Voter surveys from the Associated Press show Trump won 43 percent of the overall Latino vote,