<P> When the Electoral College cast its votes on December 19, 2016, Trump received 304 votes to Clinton's 227 with seven electors defecting to other choices, the most faithless electors (2 from Trump, 5 from Clinton) in any presidential election in over a hundred years . Clinton had nonetheless received almost three million more votes (65,853,514 to 62,984,828) in the general election than Trump, giving Clinton a popular vote lead of 2.1% over Trump . </P> <P> After the election, Trump "falsely claim (ed) that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, ..." Trump repeated this in a meeting with members of Congress in 2017, and in a speech in April 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> Democratic - Republican DR Democratic D Republican R </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Election </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Winner and party </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Electoral College </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Popular vote </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Runner - up and party </Th> <Th> Turnout </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th>% </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Margin </Th> <Th>% </Th> <Th> Margin </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> </Th> <Th>% </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1824 </Td> <Td> Adams, John Quincy Adams </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> DR </Td> <Td> 84 / 261 </Td> <Td> 32.18% </Td> <Td> 113,122 </Td> <Td> − 38,149 </Td> <Td> 30.92% </Td> <Td> − 10.44% </Td> <Td> Jackson, Andrew Jackson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> DR </Td> <Td> 26.90% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 185 / 369 </Td> <Td> 50.14% </Td> <Td> 4,034,311 </Td> <Td> − 254,235 </Td> <Td> 47.92% </Td> <Td> − 3.02% </Td> <Td> Tilden, Samuel J. Tilden </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 81.80% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1888 </Td> <Td> Harrison, Benjamin Harrison </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 233 / 401 </Td> <Td> 58.10% </Td> <Td> 5,443,892 </Td> <Td> − 90,596 </Td> <Td> 47.80% </Td> <Td> − 0.79% </Td> <Td> Cleveland, Grover Cleveland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 79.30% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Bush, George W. Bush </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 271 / 538 </Td> <Td> 50.37% </Td> <Td> 50,456,002 </Td> <Td> − 543,895 </Td> <Td> 47.87% </Td> <Td> − 0.51% </Td> <Td> Gore, Al Gore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 51.20% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Trump, Donald Trump </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 304 / 538 </Td> <Td> 55.50% </Td> <Td> 62,984,828 </Td> <Td> − 2,868,686 </Td> <Td> 46.09% </Td> <Td> − 2.10% </Td> <Td> Clinton, Hillary Clinton </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 56.30% </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> Democratic - Republican DR Democratic D Republican R </Th> </Tr>

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