• irreticent@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    49% of the americans

    More accurately, 49% of voters. Out of all of the eligible voters in the 2020 election only 66% actually voted. And, that election had the highest turnout in over a century.

    So when trying to calculate how many eligible voters voted for Trump in 2020 you’ll have to take the statistics above into consideration.

    49% of 66% is 32% if my math is correct. 32% of eligible voters voted for Trump.

    Sorry for being pedantic but it annoys me when people say that half of America supports Trump when it’s just not true.

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        5 months ago

        33%, but yeah. Both are true.

        66% of eligible are voting, 33% of eligible are not voting. Of the 66% that did vote, half of those (I used 49%) voted for Trump. Half of the 66% is 33%.

        So, of the eligible voters, 33% voted Biden, 33% voted Trump, and 33% didn’t vote.

        Or, if you want math:

        .66 * .49 = .32 or 32%

        Edit: I misunderstood the question and gave an off-topic answer. Someone else commented the correct reason: not all Americans are eligible to vote. Children, felons in certain States, etc. Since they didn’t/can’t vote they’re not counted in the “half of America” statistic often quoted.

        Half of eligible voters voted for trump, which is about 32% of America in 2020.