|
Election
|
|
|
|
Electoral
College
|
Popular
vote
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Year
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Winner
|
Votes
|
%
|
%
|
Margin
%
|
Votes
|
Margin
|
1
|
56
|
2008
|
Barack
Obama
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
365/538
|
67.84%
|
52.93%
|
7.27%
|
69,498,516
|
9,550,193
|
2
|
57
|
2012
|
Barack
Obama
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
332/538
|
61.71%
|
51.06%
|
3.86%
|
65,915,796
|
4,982,296
|
3
|
58
|
2016
|
Hillary
Clinton
|
Dem.
|
PV
Only
|
|
|
48.19%
|
2.10%
|
65,844,610
|
2,864,974
|
4
|
58
|
2016
|
Donald
Trump
|
Rep.
|
ECV
Only
|
306/538
|
56.88%
|
46.10%
|
-2.10%
|
62,979,636
|
-2,864,974
|
5
|
55
|
2004
|
George
W. Bush
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
286/538
|
53.16%
|
50.73%
|
2.46%
|
62,040,610
|
3,012,171
|
6
|
57
|
2012
|
Mitt
Romney
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,933,500
|
-4,982,296
|
7
|
56
|
2008
|
John
McCain
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,948,323
|
-9,550,193
|
8
|
55
|
2004
|
John
Kerry
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,028,439
|
-3,012,171
|
9
|
50
|
1984
|
Ronald
Reagan
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
525/538
|
97.58%
|
58.77%
|
18.21%
|
54,455,472
|
16,878,120
|
10
|
54
|
2000
|
Al
Gore
|
Dem.
|
PV
Only
|
|
|
|
|
51,003,926
|
543,816
|
11
|
54
|
2000
|
George
W. Bush
|
Rep.
|
ECV
Only
|
271/538
|
50.37%
|
47.87%
|
−0.51%
|
50,460,110
|
-543,816
|
12
|
51
|
1988
|
George
H. W. Bush
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
426/538
|
79.18%
|
53.37%
|
7.72%
|
48,886,597
|
7,077,121
|
13
|
53
|
1996
|
Bill
Clinton
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
379/538
|
70.45%
|
49.23%
|
8.51%
|
47,400,125
|
8,201,370
|
14
|
47
|
1972
|
Richard
Nixon
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
520/538
|
96.65%
|
60.67%
|
23.15%
|
47,168,710
|
17,995,488
|
15
|
52
|
1992
|
Bill
Clinton
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
370/538
|
68.77%
|
43.01%
|
5.56%
|
44,909,806
|
5,805,256
|
16
|
49
|
1980
|
Ronald
Reagan
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
489/538
|
90.89%
|
50.75%
|
9.74%
|
43,903,230
|
8,423,115
|
17
|
45
|
1964
|
Lyndon
Johnson
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
486/538
|
90.33%
|
61.05%
|
22.58%
|
43,127,041
|
15,951,287
|
18
|
51
|
1988
|
Michael
Dukakis
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,809,476
|
-7,077,121
|
19
|
48
|
1976
|
Jimmy
Carter
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
297/538
|
55.20%
|
50.08%
|
2.06%
|
40,831,881
|
1,683,247
|
20
|
53
|
1996
|
Bob
Dole
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,198,755
|
-8,201,370
|
21
|
48
|
1976
|
Gerald
Ford
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,148,634
|
-1,683,247
|
22
|
52
|
1992
|
George
H. W. Bush
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,104,550
|
-5,805,256
|
23
|
50
|
1984
|
Walter
Mondale
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,577,352
|
-16,878,120
|
24
|
43
|
1956
|
Dwight
Eisenhower
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
457/531
|
86.06%
|
57.37%
|
15.40%
|
35,579,180
|
9,551,152
|
25
|
49
|
1980
|
Jimmy
Carter
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,480,115
|
-8,423,115
|
26
|
44
|
1960
|
John
Kennedy
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
303/537
|
56.42%
|
49.72%
|
0.17%
|
34,220,984
|
112,827
|
27
|
44
|
1960
|
Richard
Nixon
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
34,108,157
|
-112,827
|
28
|
42
|
1952
|
Dwight
Eisenhower
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
442/531
|
83.24%
|
55.18%
|
10.85%
|
34,075,529
|
6,700,439
|
29
|
46
|
1968
|
Richard
Nixon
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
301/538
|
55.95%
|
43.42%
|
0.70%
|
31,783,783
|
511,944
|
30
|
46
|
1968
|
Hubert
Humphrey
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,271,839
|
-511,944
|
31
|
47
|
1972
|
George
McGovern
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,173,222
|
-17,995,488
|
32
|
38
|
1936
|
Franklin
Roosevelt
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
523/531
|
98.49%
|
60.80%
|
24.26%
|
27,752,648
|
11,070,786
|
33
|
42
|
1952
|
Adlai
Stevenson
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,375,090
|
-6,700,439
|
34
|
39
|
1940
|
Franklin
Roosevelt
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
449/531
|
84.56%
|
54.74%
|
9.96%
|
27,313,945
|
4,966,201
|
35
|
45
|
1964
|
Barry
Goldwater
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,175,754
|
-15,951,287
|
36
|
43
|
1956
|
Adlai
Stevenson
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,028,028
|
-9,551,152
|
37
|
40
|
1944
|
Franklin
Roosevelt
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
432/531
|
81.36%
|
53.39%
|
7.50%
|
25,612,916
|
3,594,987
|
38
|
41
|
1948
|
Harry
Truman
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
303/531
|
57.06%
|
49.55%
|
4.48%
|
24,179,347
|
2,188,055
|
39
|
37
|
1932
|
Franklin
Roosevelt
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
472/531
|
88.89%
|
57.41%
|
17.76%
|
22,821,277
|
7,060,023
|
40
|
39
|
1940
|
Wendell
Willkie
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,347,744
|
-4,966,201
|
41
|
40
|
1944
|
Thomas
Dewey
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,017,929
|
-3,594,987
|
42
|
41
|
1948
|
Thomas
Dewey
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,991,292
|
-2,188,055
|
43
|
36
|
1928
|
Herbert
Hoover
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
444/531
|
83.62%
|
58.21%
|
17.41%
|
21,427,123
|
6,411,659
|
44
|
38
|
1936
|
Alf
Landon
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,681,862
|
-11,070,786
|
45
|
34
|
1920
|
Warren
Harding
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
404/531
|
76.08%
|
60.32%
|
26.17%
|
16,144,093
|
7,004,432
|
46
|
37
|
1932
|
Herbert
Hoover
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,761,254
|
-7,060,023
|
47
|
35
|
1924
|
Calvin
Coolidge
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
382/531
|
71.94%
|
54.04%
|
25.22%
|
15,723,789
|
7,337,547
|
48
|
36
|
1928
|
Al
Smith
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,015,464
|
-6,411,659
|
49
|
34
|
1920
|
James
Cox
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,139,661
|
-7,004,432
|
50
|
33
|
1916
|
Woodrow
Wilson
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
277/531
|
52.17%
|
49.24%
|
3.12%
|
9,126,868
|
578,140
|
51
|
33
|
1916
|
Charles
Evans Hughes
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,548,728
|
-578,140
|
52
|
35
|
1924
|
John
Davis
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,386,242
|
-7,337,547
|
53
|
31
|
1908
|
William
Taft
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
321/483
|
66.46%
|
51.57%
|
8.53%
|
7,678,335
|
1,269,356
|
54
|
30
|
1904
|
Theodore
Roosevelt
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
336/476
|
70.59%
|
56.42%
|
18.83%
|
7,630,557
|
2,546,677
|
55
|
29
|
1900
|
William
McKinley
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
292/447
|
65.23%
|
51.64%
|
6.12%
|
7,228,864
|
857,932
|
56
|
28
|
1896
|
William
McKinley
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
271/447
|
60.63%
|
51.02%
|
4.31%
|
7,112,138
|
601,331
|
57
|
28
|
1896
|
William
Jennings
Bryan
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,510,807
|
-601,331
|
58
|
31
|
1908
|
William
Jennings
Bryan
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,408,979
|
-1,269,356
|
59
|
29
|
1900
|
William
Jennings
Bryan
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,370,932
|
-857,932
|
60
|
32
|
1912
|
Woodrow
Wilson
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
435/531
|
81.92%
|
41.84%
|
14.44%
|
6,296,284
|
2,173,563
|
61
|
27
|
1892
|
Grover
Cleveland
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
277/444
|
62.39%
|
46.02%
|
3.01%
|
5,553,898
|
363,099
|
62
|
26
|
1888
|
Grover
Cleveland
|
Dem.
|
PV
Only
|
|
|
|
|
5,538,163
|
94,530
|
63
|
26
|
1888
|
Benjamin
Harrison
|
Rep.
|
ECV
Only
|
233/401
|
58.10%
|
47.80%
|
−0.83%
|
5,443,633
|
-94,530
|
64
|
27
|
1892
|
Benjamin
Harrison
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,190,799
|
-363,099
|
65
|
30
|
1904
|
Alton
Brooks Parker
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,083,880
|
-2,546,677
|
66
|
25
|
1884
|
Grover
Cleveland
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
219/401
|
54.61%
|
48.85%
|
0.57%
|
4,914,482
|
57,579
|
67
|
25
|
1884
|
James
Blaine
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,856,903
|
-57,579
|
68
|
24
|
1880
|
James
Garfield
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
214/369
|
57.99%
|
48.31%
|
0.09%
|
4,453,337
|
1,898
|
69
|
24
|
1880
|
Winfield
Scott Hancock
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,451,439
|
-1,898
|
70
|
23
|
1876
|
Samuel
Tilden
|
Dem.
|
PV
Only
|
|
|
|
|
4,286,808
|
252,666
|
71
|
32
|
1912
|
Theodore
Roosevelt
|
Prog.
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,122,721
|
-2,173,563
|
72
|
23
|
1876
|
Rutherford
Hayes
|
Rep.
|
ECV
Only
|
185/369
|
50.14%
|
47.92%
|
−3.00%
|
4,034,142
|
-252,666
|
73
|
22
|
1872
|
Ulysses
Grant
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
286/352
|
81.25%
|
55.58%
|
11.80%
|
3,597,439
|
763,729
|
74
|
21
|
1868
|
Ulysses
Grant
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
214/294
|
72.79%
|
52.66%
|
5.32%
|
3,013,790
|
304,810
|
75
|
22
|
1872
|
Horace
Greeley
|
L.
R.
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,833,710
|
-763,729
|
76
|
21
|
1868
|
Horatio
Seymour
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,708,980
|
-304,810
|
77
|
20
|
1864
|
Abraham
Lincoln
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
212/233
|
90.99%
|
55.03%
|
10.08%
|
2,211,317
|
405,090
|
78
|
19
|
1860
|
Abraham
Lincoln
|
Rep.
|
Both
|
180/303
|
59.41%
|
39.65%
|
10.13%
|
1,855,993
|
474,049
|
79
|
18
|
1856
|
James
Buchanan
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
174/296
|
58.78%
|
45.29%
|
12.20%
|
1,835,140
|
494,472
|
80
|
20
|
1864
|
George
McClellan
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,806,227
|
-405,090
|
81
|
17
|
1852
|
Franklin
Pierce
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
254/296
|
85.81%
|
50.83%
|
6.95%
|
1,605,943
|
219,525
|
82
|
17
|
1852
|
Winfield
Scott
|
Whig
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,386,418
|
-219,525
|
83
|
19
|
1860
|
John
Breckinridge
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,381,944
|
-474,049
|
84
|
16
|
1848
|
Zachary
Taylor
|
Whig
|
Both
|
163/290
|
56.21%
|
47.28%
|
4.79%
|
1,360,235
|
137,882
|
85
|
18
|
1856
|
John
Frémont
|
Rep.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,340,668
|
-494,472
|
86
|
15
|
1844
|
James
Polk
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
170/275
|
61.82%
|
49.54%
|
1.45%
|
1,339,570
|
39,413
|
87
|
15
|
1844
|
Henry
Clay
|
Whig
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,300,157
|
-39,413
|
88
|
14
|
1840
|
William
Henry Harrison
|
Whig
|
Both
|
234/294
|
79.59%
|
52.87%
|
6.05%
|
1,275,583
|
145,938
|
89
|
16
|
1848
|
Lewis
Cass
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,222,353
|
-137,882
|
90
|
14
|
1840
|
Martin
Van Buren
|
Dem.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,129,645
|
-145,938
|
91
|
13
|
1836
|
Martin
Van Buren
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
170/294
|
57.82%
|
50.79%
|
14.20%
|
763,291
|
213,384
|
92
|
12
|
1832
|
Andrew
Jackson
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
219/286
|
76.57%
|
54.74%
|
17.81%
|
702,735
|
228,628
|
93
|
11
|
1828
|
Andrew
Jackson
|
Dem.
|
Both
|
178/261
|
68.20%
|
55.93%
|
12.25%
|
642,806
|
140,839
|
94
|
13
|
1836
|
William
Henry Harrison
|
Whig
|
|
|
|
|
|
549,907
|
-213,384
|
95
|
11
|
1828
|
John
Quincy
Adams
|
N.
R.
|
|
|
|
|
|
501,967
|
-140,839
|
96
|
12
|
1832
|
Henry
Clay
|
N.
R.
|
|
|
|
|
|
474,107
|
-228,628
|
97
|
10
|
1824
|
Andrew
Jackson
|
D.-R.
|
|
|
|
|
|
151,363
|
38,221
|
98
|
10
|
1824
|
John
Quincy
Adams
|
D.-R.
|
HoR
|
84/261
|
32.18%
|
30.92%
|
−10.44%
|
113,142
|
-38,221
|
Note:
The popular vote was not recorded prior to the 1824 election, so the first
nine US presidential elections are not included in this table.
|