So it is fair to include the full population of America.
> By that logic, no democracy in the world elects their leaders with a 50%+ majority
Leaders are often elected by plurality, meaning less then 50% of the voters, but the winer still has the largest number of votes[1]. Trump did not win the majority according the sources I have[2]. 'Majority' is often used as a replacement for plurality in everyday speech, but sometimes you need to get into the nitty gritty details and need the more precise definitions.
This is nitpicking. When people say that half the country voted for X, it is implied they are referring to voters, not infants. You don't need to be more precise than that. Just like if I say "everyone I hang out with prefers wine over beer", I don't include my 2-year-old nephew or my cat, both of whom I hang out with regularly.
> When people say that half the country voted for X, it is implied they are referring to voters
In this case it is a very large difference and it is important to keep it in mind, even if starting with 340 million is not the best place to start.
Google tells me the adult population of the USA is ~260 million, so 260 - 77.3 = 182.7 and 182.7/260 ~0.7. So ~70% of the adult population did not vote for Trump. It is part of Trump's job as president to represent and serve that 70%. It is also part of Trump's job to represent and serve the minority of adults who voted him into office too.
I have talked to many people over the years that did not know so few people voted or the difference between majority and plurality. These sort of details can and do lead to misunderstandings, that unfortunately, can and do waste considerable time.
> But about half of America did vote for this
So it is fair to include the full population of America.
> By that logic, no democracy in the world elects their leaders with a 50%+ majority
Leaders are often elected by plurality, meaning less then 50% of the voters, but the winer still has the largest number of votes[1]. Trump did not win the majority according the sources I have[2]. 'Majority' is often used as a replacement for plurality in everyday speech, but sometimes you need to get into the nitty gritty details and need the more precise definitions.
[1] https://www.dictionary.com/e/majority-vs-plurality/
[2]
https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president?election...
https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/?office=P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia...