# 306, 306 and 312 - we have never had two, let alone three straight, presidential elections that were this clustered

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**Created:** [November 7, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/306-306-and-312-we-have-never-had-two-let-alone-three-straight-presidential-elections-that-were-this-clustered/1009890 "2024-11-07T21:02:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/306-306-and-312-we-have-never-had-two-let-alone-three-straight-presidential-elections-that-were-this-clustered/1009890/1 "2024-11-07T21:02:43Z")

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Just a random statistical trivia thought.

**2016 election: Trump wins 306 EVs**  
**2020 election: Biden wins 306 EVs**  
**2024 election: Trump wins 312 EVs**

Indeed, if Nevada had gone blue, this would have become the third consecutive election in which the winner took exactly 306 EVs.

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**Author:** ![justdoit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@justdoit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justdoit)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/306-306-and-312-we-have-never-had-two-let-alone-three-straight-presidential-elections-that-were-this-clustered/1009890/2 "2024-11-08T02:37:28Z")

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Interesting observation.