Trump Wins 10 Million Votes More Than 2016 Presidential Run
President Donald Trump witnessed an increase of more than 10 million votes this year compared to his 2016 run.
Trump claimed he won the election as he took notice of the 10 million vote increase on Twitter.
Again, Trump alleged that there was "voter fraud all over the country" which resulted in initial election projections leaning towards his opponent, Democrat Joe Biden.
Where Did Additional 10 Million Votes Come From?
Following his 2016 victory, Trump encouraged more people to vote and turn out during the election from his white, blue-collar base, said New York Times.
The campaign, while worked on by his team quietly, was an obvious success.
Trump's vote increase can be also linked to him gaining additional voters in the rural heartland, continuing his good relationship with the region that gave him his 2016 win.
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The turnout drive not only pulled in more white working-class voters, a stronghold for the Trump base but also received the highest share of non-white votes for the GOP in 60 years, said Refinery29.
"The Trump campaign worked on this for years, and pretty much kept it under wraps," said University of Virginia professor of politics Larry Sabato.
"They told us they were doing it, but we really didn't know the extent of it."
Trump Support Increases Among Hispanics
According to One America News Network, Trump experienced the massive increase of support from the Hispanic community.
He won 200,000 more votes than his previous election run in Miami Dade, Florida, as shown in exit poll data. These votes assisted him in securing 29 electoral votes from Florida.
Additionally, he gained the support of Hispanic voters in southwestern Texas for this election, helping him secure the 38 electoral votes in the state.
Trump had a noticeable advantage over the Democratic Party when he displayed more enthusiasm to woo the Hispanic community compared to Biden.
While a substantial majority from these communities still voted Democratic, the divided nature of American voters today could lead to a significant shift.
Many expert opinions on the matter usually operate under the assumption that the Latino/Hispanic vote is monolithic, but it's not.
The stereotype that Cubans would often vote Republican while other Latinos vote Democrat is an oversimplified view of the community.
The Latino community is still an ethnically and racially diverse one in itself.
Trump vs. Biden Election Makes Historic Numbers
New York Times noted in its report that Trump isn't the only candidate to experience a massive increase.
Both major political parties received more votes compared to 2016 in nearly every county in the U.S.
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As it seems, people truly voted as if something big was at stake. This year's presidential election between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden was a historic one if looking at election related numbers.
An article from TIME said ahead of the official turnout numbers that two-thirds of all eligible Americans participated in the last election.
That is 160 million people, up from about 138 million Americans in 2016.
The increase was unlike anything that has happened in more than a decade, said a tweet from Michael McDonald of ElectProject.
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