I used 2020 as a comparison for a few reasons;

• It was the most recent result prior to the 2024 election, so it will have the most comparable demographics.
• voting infrastructure from the COVID-era is still largely in place, allowing for more early and postal voting than pre-COVID. So earlier years are less comparable.
• presidential elections are just as much about voting against the worse candidate, if not more-so, than voting for a preferred one.
• both 2020 and 2024 could be seen as referendums on Trump’s policies, presidency and suitability for a second term.

Rather than looking at percentages, the individual counts are more important as they tell the underlying story.

The DNC’s GOTV campaign absolutely failed to motivate their base and undecided voters. Perhaps that was somewhat intentional, as a lot of the former GOP aligned ‘never-Trump’ campaign financiers have shifted to the Dems and have used their new-found influence to nudge the party’s platform rightward. The Cheney endorsements certainly didn’t do them any favours!

But looking at how even deep-red states have voted in support of abortion rights, shows that the general US populace is generally slowly drifting leftward - despite what the corporate-owned media narrative would have you believe.