United States presidential election summary

The following is a summary of United States presidential elections since 1828.

YearDemocratic[lower-alpha 1]Republican[lower-alpha 2]OtherTotalTurn
-out
[1][lower-alpha 3]		Majority[lower-alpha 4]
Popular VotesEC VotesPopular VotesEC VotesPopular VotesEC VotesPopular
Votes		EC
Votes		Popular
Votes[lower-alpha 5]		EC
Votes
No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%
2016[2][lower-alpha 6]65,844,61048.08%22742.38%62,979,63646.09%30456.51%8,137,8125.94%71.30%136,962,05853854.90%-2,864,97474
2012[3]65,915,79551.06%33261.71%60,933,50447.20%20638.29%2,236,1111.73%00.00%129,085,41053854.87%4,982,291126
2008[4]69,498,51652.93%36567.84%59,948,32345.65%17332.16%1,866,9811.42%00.00%131,313,82053858.23%9,550,193192
2004[5]59,028,44448.27%25146.65%62,040,61050.73%28653.16%1,226,2911.00%10.19%122,295,34553856.70%3,012,16635
2000[6][7]50,999,89748.38%26649.44%50,456,00247.87%27150.37%3,949,2013.75%10.19%105,405,10053851.21%-543,8955
1996[8][9]47,402,35749.24%37970.45%39,198,75540.71%15929.55%9,676,52210.05%00.00%96,277,63453849.00%8,203,602220
1992[10]44,909,88943.01%37068.77%39,104,54537.45%16831.23%20,412,22519.55%00.00%104,426,65953855.24%5,805,344202
1988[11]41,809,07445.65%11120.63%48,886,09753.37%42679.18%899,6380.98%10.19%91,594,80953850.15%7,077,023315
1984[12]37,577,18540.56%132.42%54,455,07558.77%52597.58%620,5820.67%00.00%92,652,84253853.27%16,877,890512
1980[13]35,480,11541.01%499.11%43,903,23050.75%48990.89%7,126,3338.24%00.00%86,509,67853852.56%8,423,115440
1976[14]40,831,88150.08%29755.20%39,148,63448.01%24044.61%1,560,2651.91%10.19%81,540,78053853.55%1,683,24757
1972[15]29,173,22237.52%173.16%47,168,71060.67%52096.65%1,402,0981.80%10.19%77,744,03053855.21%17,995,488503
1968[16]31,271,83942.72%19135.50%31,783,78343.42%30155.95%10,144,37713.86%468.55%73,199,99953860.84%511,944110
1964[17]43,129,04061.05%48690.33%27,175,75438.47%529.67%336,7450.48%00.00%70,641,53953861.92%15,953,286434
1960[18]34,220,98449.72%30356.42%34,108,15749.55%21940.78%503,3420.73%152.79%68,832,48353762.77%112,82784
1956[19]26,028,02841.97%7313.75%35,579,18057.37%45786.06%414,7710.67%10.19%62,021,97953160.60%9,551,152384
1952[20]27,375,09044.33%8916.76%34,075,52955.18%44283.24%301,3230.49%00.00%61,751,94253163.30%6,700,439353
1948[21]24,179,34749.55%30357.06%21,991,29245.07%18935.59%2,624,0715.38%397.34%48,793,53553153.00%2,188,055114
1944[22]25,612,91653.39%43281.36%22,017,92945.89%9918.64%346,2470.72%00.00%47,977,09253155.90%3,594,987333
1940[23]27,314,44954.72%44984.56%22,348,34344.77%8215.44%250,0600.50%00.00%49,912,85253162.50%4,966,106367
1936[24]27,757,43160.80%52398.49%16,683,57436.54%81.51%1,213,3832.66%00.00%45,654,38853161.00%11,073,857515
1932[25]22,821,51357.41%47288.89%15,761,53239.65%5911.11%1,169,4092.94%00.00%39,752,45453156.90%7,059,981413
1928[26]15,015,86340.79%8716.38%21,428,58458.22%44483.62%364,5140.99%00.00%36,808,96153156.90%6,412,721357
1924[27]8,384,34128.82%13625.61%15,719,06854.03%38271.94%4,989,21517.15%132.45%29,092,62453148.90%7,334,727246
1920[28]9,140,25634.12%12723.92%16,166,12660.35%40476.08%1,481,8435.53%00.00%26,788,22553149.20%7,025,870277
1916[29]9,130,86149.25%27752.17%8,549,70046.11%25447.83%860,7574.64%00.00%18,541,31853161.60%581,16123
1912[30]6,294,28441.83%43581.92%3,487,93723.18%81.51%5,263,32534.98%8816.57%15,045,54653158.80%2,173,675347
1908[31]6,409,00743.04%16233.54%7,678,17451.57%32166.46%801,9285.39%00.00%14,889,10948365.40%1,269,167159
1904[32]5,084,53737.59%14029.41%7,630,55756.42%33670.59%810,6655.99%00.00%13,525,75947665.20%2,546,020196
1900[33]6,358,14945.51%15534.68%7,218,28351.66%29265.32%395,4142.83%00.00%13,971,84644773.20%860,134137
1896[34]6,510,80746.71%17639.37%7,112,13851.02%27160.63%315,7292.27%00.00%13,938,67444779.30%601,33195
1892[35]5,553,89846.02%27762.39%5,190,79943.01%14532.66%1,323,33010.97%224.95%12,068,02744474.70%363,099132
1888[36]5,538,16348.63%16841.90%5,443,63347.80%23358.10%407,0503.57%00.00%11,388,84640179.40%-94,53065
1884[37]4,914,48248.85%21954.61%4,856,90348.28%18245.39%288,7602.87%00.00%10,060,14540177.50%57,57937
1880[38]4,444,26748.22%15542.01%4,453,33748.31%21457.99%319,8063.47%00.00%9,217,41036978.00%9,07059
1876[39]4,286,80850.92%18449.86%4,034,14247.92%18550.14%97,7091.16%00.00%8,418,65936981.80%-252,6661
1872[40][lower-alpha 7]00.00%00.00%3,597,43955.58%28681.25%2,874,54444.42%6618.75%6,471,98335271.30%763,729220
1868[41]2,708,98047.34%8027.21%3,013,79052.66%21472.79%460.00%00.00%5,722,81629478.10%304,810134
1864[42]1,806,22744.95%219.01%2,211,31755.03%21290.99%6580.02%00.00%4,018,20223373.80%405,090191
1860[43]1,381,94429.52%123.96%1,855,99339.65%18059.41%1,443,33030.83%11136.63%4,681,26730381.20%1,004,149108
1856[44]1,835,14045.29%17458.78%1,340,66833.09%11438.51%875,79721.62%82.70%4,051,60529678.90%494,47260
1852[45]1,605,94350.83%25485.81%1,386,41843.88%4214.19%167,2795.29%00.00%3,159,64029669.60%219,525212
1848[46]1,222,35342.49%12743.79%1,360,23547.28%16356.21%294,23010.23%00.00%2,876,81829072.70%137,88236
1844[47]1,339,57049.54%17061.82%1,300,15748.09%10538.18%64,1372.37%00.00%2,703,86427578.90%39,41365
1840[48]1,129,64546.82%6020.41%1,275,58352.87%23479.59%7,4660.31%00.00%2,412,69429480.20%145,938174
1836[49][lower-alpha 8]763,29150.79%17057.82%549,90736.59%7324.83%189,61312.62%5117.35%1,502,81129457.80%213,38497
1832[50]702,73554.74%21976.57%474,10736.93%4917.13%106,8788.33%186.29%1,283,72028655.40%228,628170
1828[51]642,80655.93%17868.20%501,96743.68%8331.80%4,4430.39%00.00%1,149,21626157.60%140,83995

Notes

  1. ↑ Northern Democrats 1860.
  2. ↑ National Republican Party 1828-32; Whig Party 1836-1852; National Union Party 1864.
  3. ↑ Turnout prior to 1960 is rounded to one decimal place.
  4. ↑ Majority of winning candidate over second placed candidate in terms of electoral college votes. In 1860 the second placed candidate was not second placed in terms of popular votes.
  5. ↑ Negative numbers indicate winning candidate won absolute majority of electoral college votes but lost the popular vote.
  6. ↑ 2016 election results are provisional.
  7. ↑ At the 1872 election the Democratic Party did not field its own candidate but instead supported Liberal Republican Party candidate Horace Greeley.
  8. ↑ At the 1836 election the Whig Party fielded four candidates - only the leading candidate's (William Henry Harrison) votes are included in the "Republican" columns, the other three Whig candidates votes are included under "Other".

References

  1. ↑ "Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections: 1828 - 2012". The American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara.
  2. ↑ "2016 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  3. ↑ "Federal Elections 2012: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. July 2013. pp. 5–6.
  4. ↑ "Federal Elections 2008: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. July 2009. pp. 5–6.
  5. ↑ "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. May 2005. pp. 5–6.
  6. ↑ "Federal Elections 2000: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives - 2000 Presidential Popular Vote Summary". Federal Election Commission. December 2001.
  7. ↑ "Federal Elections 2000: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives - 2000 Presidential Electoral and Popular Vote". Federal Election Commission. December 2001.
  8. ↑ "Federal Elections 1996: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives - 1996 Popular Vote Summary". Federal Election Commission. October 1997.
  9. ↑ "Federal Elections 1996: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives - 1996 Electoral Vote and Popular Vote Summary". Federal Election Commission. October 1997.
  10. ↑ "Federal Elections 1992: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. July 1993. pp. 9–10.
  11. ↑ "Federal Elections 1988: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. June 1989. p. 15.
  12. ↑ "Federal Elections 1984: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. June 1985. p. 15.
  13. ↑ "1980 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  14. ↑ "1976 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  15. ↑ "1968 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  16. ↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  17. ↑ "1964 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  18. ↑ "1960 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  19. ↑ "1956 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  20. ↑ "1952 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  21. ↑ "1948 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  22. ↑ "1944 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  23. ↑ "1940 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  24. ↑ "1936 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  25. ↑ "1932 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  26. ↑ "1928 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  27. ↑ "1924 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  28. ↑ "1920 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  29. ↑ "1916 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  30. ↑ "1912 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  31. ↑ "1908 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  32. ↑ "1904 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  33. ↑ "1900 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  34. ↑ "1896 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  35. ↑ "1892 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  36. ↑ "1888 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  37. ↑ "1884 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  38. ↑ "1880 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  39. ↑ "1876 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  40. ↑ "1872 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  41. ↑ "1868 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  42. ↑ "1864 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  43. ↑ "1860 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  44. ↑ "1856 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  45. ↑ "1852 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  46. ↑ "1848 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  47. ↑ "1844 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  48. ↑ "1840 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  49. ↑ "1836 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  50. ↑ "1832 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  51. ↑ "1828 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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