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		Sean1708 on Nov 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Trump Is Elected President Didn't Hillary actually actually win more votes by number but the constituencies that Trump won were more heavily weighted, or something like that? Or am I just misunderstanding the US vote completely?

lucasmullens on Nov 9, 2016 [–]

Yep. For the most part, each state is winner-take-all. Hillary earned extra votes in states like California that would have already went to her.

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