Gold is commonly viewed as a safe haven investment and is often used as a hedge against currency issues or an equity downturn. The price of gold acts more as a currency than an commodity, as it usually moves more in correlation with fiat currencies than with other commodities.
Obama defeated Romney, winning both the popular vote and the electoral college, with 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206. He became the eleventh President and third Democrat to win a majority of the popular vote more than once.
What's remarkable, though, is what happens when you stretch back a few presidential contests. Only once since 1992 has a Republican won the popular vote â but three of those seven times, Republicans have won the White House. Before 2000, the last time such a split occurred was in 1888. The gap between Trump's electoral vote lead and his opponent's lead in the popular vote is wider than the gap that existed when George W. Bush won the White House in 2000.