The longer-term question is whether faith in the American electoral system can survive a widening separation between voting preferences and electoral outcomes. Through 1996, just three presidents won the Electoral College and the presidency while losing the popular vote. The frequency of these splits has obscured the magnitude of the contemporary shift toward Democrats in the presidential popular vote. A Biden popular vote win would mark the seventh time Democrats have captured the most votes in the eight elections since 1992. (Bush, in his 2004 reelection, is the only Republican who won the popular vote over this period.)

Source: CNN August 11, 2020 04:18 UTC