Photonic
Ad astra!
Inaccurate.
Obama received 60,652,149 votes. The US population is 311,591,917.
So your statement should read "...19.5% of the American people have said that they prefer him to the policies and talking points of Republicans."
Just a little perspective. No charge.
Much of that population is underage or otherwise not legally able to vote, or they simply don't bother registering and voting, or they aren't able to vote in a given election due to sudden illness or injury, or their vote was blocked.
The actual number of persons legally able to vote is around 140,000,000
The fact is Obama won with a fraction over 50% of the Vote. That Means 49% Of Voters voted against him. That is not a Mandate, No matter what happens in the EC. Though I doubt Obama and the Dems care about that.
How do you figure slightly over 50%? It seems he got about 61% or so of the vote. That's a fairly massive lead.