Of each the embarrassing failures Kamala Harris suffered astatine the ballot container - including the exodus of Hispanic, black, Asian and young voters - determination is possibly 1 that torments her the most.
The fashionable vote, represented successful the staggering graphic below, reveals that more than 8 cardinal Americans who voted for Biden successful 2020 simply vanished arsenic they refused to backmost the Democratic candidate successful 2024.
Biden secured 81 cardinal votes compared to Harris' 73 million.
Harris supporters whitethorn effort to disregard this diminution arsenic the effect of elector turnout being little successful 2024. But turnout is lone projected to beryllium 2 points little - 65 percent against 67 percent successful 2020.
Harris is 10 points down connected Biden's numbers (with 97 percent of the full ballot counted astatine the clip of writing).
Donald Trump, connected the different hand, bumped his numbers by much than a cardinal votes this clip around, trouncing Harris by a borderline of 3 million.
He became the archetypal Republican statesmanlike campaigner to triumph the fashionable ballot for 2 decades.
Even Hillary Clinton, 1 of the astir unpopular statesmanlike candidates of the past 50 years, managed to decision Trump connected earthy votes successful 2016.
More than 8 cardinal Americans who voted for Biden successful 2020 simply vanished arsenic they refused to backmost Kamala Harris successful 2024. Donald Trump , connected the different hand, bumped his numbers by much than a cardinal votes this clip around, trouncing Harris by a borderline of 3 million. (The supra numbers for 2024 are incomplete, with 97 percent of the ballot counted astatine clip of production)
How precisely Harris suffered specified a catastrophic decision is inactive being dissected by governmental experts.
But the numbers from the fashionable ballot amusement successful the starkest presumption that Americans crossed each demographic rejected her.
Asian, Black, Hispanic and young voters each shifted toward Trump. Asian voters made a 19-point plaything to Trump, Hispanic enactment spiked by 18 points and among achromatic voters by 10 points.
There was a 14-point plaything among voters nether 30 to Trump - and successful utter humiliation for Harris a seven-point boost for the Republican Party among women voters successful that property group.
Female voters nether 24 were adjacent much opposed to Harris, with Trump gaining 11 points successful this demographic compared to 2020.
Trump's immense rally with young women helped unafraid the largest information of voters nether 30 than immoderate Republican campaigner since 2008.
Clinton had a 19-point pb with under-30s erstwhile she went up against Trump successful 2016, Biden stretched that spread to 25 points - but nether Harris, that borderline shrunk to conscionable 6 points.
Trump ran an exceptional run that focused connected the system and immigration.
Donald Trump dances during a run rally astatine Findlay Toyota Center successful Prescott Valley, Arizona, connected October 13
President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with subject officials for a wreath laying ceremonial astatine the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier connected Veterans Day astatine Arlington National Cemetery successful Virginia connected November 11
Thirty-two percent of voters said that the system was their apical interest - and of that fig 80 percent backed Trump, according to exit polling by Edison Research.
Another 11 percent of voters said that they cared astir astir immigration, with Trump earning 90 percent of their vote.
Harris failed to code these issues and her run strategy appeared to centered astir termination rights and Trump's 'threat to democracy.'
Only 14 percent of voters said termination was their apical contented - Harris took a 74 percent stock of their ballot papers.
Thirty-four percent listed the 'state of democracy' arsenic their apical interest - 80 percent of them backed Harris.