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Originally Posted by Skybird
The total population currently is counted at roughly 325 million.
Of these 325 million,
33% were not allowed to vote (many possible legal reasons)
29% were allowed but rejected to vote.
18% supported Clinton.
18% supported Trump.
1.8% supported others
This means: not even one in five Americans (total population) supports Trump, and not even one in five Americans (total population) supports Clinton.
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Your first section was more accurate when it said only 27% voted for Trump. In the second section, it is certainly possible (or even likely) that some of the 62% that couldn't/didn't vote would support Trump, but overall I understand you point that the Presidential vote does not really represent what everyone wants.
That being said, it's also very likely true that a good portion of the supposedly "pro-Trump" vote was actually an "anti-Clinton" vote. For me, I voted "anti-Trump" definitely not "pro-Clinton" despite that I technically cast a vote for her. Regardless of who won, I was not going to be happy about the result.
Mike