President Trump has secured the highest popular vote count of any Republican presidential candidate in American history.

“As of Sunday morning, Trump clinched 74,650,000 popular votes, eclipsing his prior record of 74,224,000 votes in the 2020 election, per the Associated Press,” the New York Post stated.

BREAKING: Trump has achieved the highest raw popular vote count of any Republican presidential candidate in history, according to projections of the 2024 election.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) November 10, 2024

The outlet noted approximately 5 million outstanding votes left to tally in numerous states, including California, Alaska, Arizona, Maryland, Oregon, and Utah.

Most votes by a Republican Nominee. Leader Border:

1. 74,834,220 Trump '24
2. 74,223,975 Trump '20
3. 62,984,828 Trump '16
4. 62,040,610 Bush '04
5. 60,933,504 Romney '12
6. 59,948,323 McCain '08

— David D. Chapman (@davidchapman141) November 11, 2024

From the New York Post:

Trump, 78, had swept all seven battleground states and won the Electoral College by 312 to 226. That’s the largest victory since 2012, when then-incumbent President Barack Obama notched 332 to 206.

For context, Trump’s 2016 victory was 304 to 227. Biden won the Electoral College 306 to 232.

Republicans have also recaptured the Senate and are within striking distance of retaining the House of Representatives.

The soon-to-be 47th commander-in-chief is only the second president in US history to win a second nonconsecutive term after Glover Cleveland, a Democrat who served as the 22nd and 24th US president starting in 1885.

Trump is also set to become the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004.

With around 72 million votes, Trump is the first Republican in 20 years to win the popular vote https://t.co/3RlaMFJlkl pic.twitter.com/RivfRcbKfu

— Kashish Parpiani (@kparpiani) November 7, 2024

Per Axios:

Trump was elected in key battleground states this cycle, easing his trajectory to 270 electoral votes and cementing his popular victory.

In 2016, Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by about 2.9 million votes but won in the Electoral College.

Trump’s nearly 72 million votes this year, counted as of Wednesday afternoon, fall nearly 10 million behind President Biden’s 2020 popular vote.

 In 2004, former President and then-incumbent George W. Bush was the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote since 1988.

Bush won the popular vote by more than 3 million votes over John Kerry, his Democratic opponent.

He had lost the popular vote in 2000 against Al Gore but won the Electoral College.