Hillary Clinton's Popular-Vote Victory Is Unprecedented—and Still Growing

The votes are still being counted, but the result is undeniable: Hillary Clinton won the popular vote over Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election by a staggering number.


On Friday, November 18, the latest numbers from the nonpartisan Cook Political Report showed that Democratic candidate Clinton has a lead of 1.43 million votes over Trump. With a margin of 1.1 percent over the real estate mogul, the former Secretary of State has 63,049,607 votes to the Republican candidate's 61,610,484.



In a historic upset, the former reality TV star was declared president-elect in the early hours of November 9 when Trump secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to claim the presidency.

Now, more than a week after the election, Trump's Electoral College number is 306, with Clinton's at 232, according to The Wall Street Journal. Although it's certain that the outspoken Republican will remain over the magic number of 270, he could still possibly lose a state, such as Michigan, where the Cook County Political Report has Clinton behind by about 11,600 votes. (The state's 83 counties have until November 22 to certify their election results.)

Here are the results as of November 18, according to the Cook Political Report:

Clinton: 63,049,607 47.9%
Trump: 61,610,484 46.8%

Here are the popular vote results as of November 18 from USelectionatlas.org, which is also keeping an updated tally:

Clinton: 63,037,875 47.74%
Trump: 61,645,235 46.68%

More than 4.4 million people have signed a change.org petition calling on the Electors of the Electoral College to ignore their states' vote and cast their ballots for Clinton, who at this stage has won the popular vote by a larger number of ballots than anyone in history who did not go on to be inaugurated as president, according to The Nation.

It's the fourth time in U.S. history that a nominee has won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College. Most recently, in 2000, Democrat Al Gore beat Republican George W. Bush by 543,816 votes nationally, but Bush (after an infamous recount in Florida and a Supreme Court ruling) won the Electoral College and was inaugurated president.

In 1824 John Quincy Adams lost both the popular vote and Electoral College to Andrew Jackson. But because Jackson failed to win the required number of Electoral College votes — 131 — a vote was put to the House of Representatives, and Adams won and was inaugurated as president.

In 1888, Republican Benjamin Harrison lost the popular vote to Democrat Grover Cleveland by more than 90,000 votes, but won 233 Electoral College votes to Cleveland's 168 and became president.

Retiring Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California filed legislation on Tuesday, November 15, to abolish the Electoral College in light of the election results.

There are still 4 million votes to be counted in California and Utah. Clinton is ahead by more than 3.25 million votes in the Golden State, and some pundits are predicting that her popular vote lead could inch closer to two million.

Meanwhile, Trump leads his opponent by 178,000 votes in Utah.

And with counting continuing in Washington, Clinton is winning by more than 500,000 votes.

Good lord, enough with the electorals. Bring on REAL democracy.

Even former Mexican president, President Vicente Fox said Trump was an illegitimate president. By the way kiki, you gave me false hope with this title. I thought she won lol I got all excited

It hurt that she lost trust me I shed a couple of tears but Trump is president now no matter how much people hate it. We all will have to adapt and do all we can to make sure a democrat is back in office 4 years from now

That's scary because we are underprivileged. Who will vouch for working class. Bernie Sanders??

Man who's gonna vouch for immigrants? Kris Kobach or whatever the fuck? I'd be surprised if his middle name didn't start with a K also

I don't know, these are scary times. It is really scary to have a rich person in office. What is going to happen to wages, and healthcare, and imiggration rights and a lot of other "hand outs". You know how those people think.

Still does not help eDACA/DAPA.

shut the fuck up

Obama won by 10 million in 2008 and by 5 million in 2012. I wouldn't say Hillary win by staggering numbers. Unfortunately it is very sad she lost and it hurt my heart.