Winning a majority of the votes means winning more than 50% of the total votes cast. Winning a plurality of the votes means less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate.
Hillary Clinton received 8 of 12 electoral votes, receiving 1,742,718 votes to Donald Trump's 1,221,747 votes, winning Washington. 3 electors instead voted for Colin Powell, and 1 voted for Faith Spotted Eagle.
As of 2021, Bernie Sanders has been elected multiple times as a U.S. Senator representing Vermont, winning a significant number of votes in each election. He has also run for President of the United States in multiple election cycles, receiving millions of votes from supporters across the country.
Donald Trump received 5 electoral votes, receiving 489,371 votes to Hillary Clinton's 188,794 votes, winning West Virginia.
Donald Trump received 6 electoral votes, receiving 700,714 votes to Hillary Clinton's 485,131 votes, winning Mississippi.
Donald Trump received 38 electoral votes, receiving 4,685,047 votes to Hillary Clinton's 3,877,868 votes, winning Texas.
Donald Trump received 3 electoral votes, receiving 216,794 votes to Hillary Clinton's 93,758 votes, winning North Dakota.
Kentucky had eight electoral votes in the 2008 Presidential Election. It awarded them to John McCain who received 1,048,462 votes to Barack Obama's 751,985 votes.
Yes. On November 6, 2012, Barack Obama won re-election, winning the popular vote and receiving 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney's 206.
Hillary Clinton received 9 electoral votes, receiving 1,338,870 votes to Donald Trump's 1,202,484 votes, winning Colorado.
Hillary Clinton received 3 electoral votes, receiving 235,603 votes to Donald Trump's 185,127 votes, winning Delaware.
Donald Trump received 6 electoral votes, receiving 684,872 votes to Hillary Clinton's 380,494 votes, winning Arkansas.
Donald Trump received 3 electoral votes, receiving 163,387 votes to Hillary Clinton's 116,454 votes, winning Alaska.