United States presidential election summary since 1828
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The following is a summary of United States presidential elections from 1828 to 2024.
| Year | Democratic[a] | Republican[b] | Other | Total | Turn -out [1][c] | Majority[d] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Votes | EC Votes | Popular Votes | EC Votes | Popular Votes | EC Votes | Popular Votes | EC Votes | Popular Votes[e] | EC Votes | ||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||||||
| 2024[2] | 75,017,613 | 48.32% | 226 | 42.01% | 77,302,580 | 49.80% | 312 | 57.99% | 2,918,109 | 1.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 155,238,302 | 538 | 57.80% | 2,284,967 | 86 |
| 2020[3] | 81,268,924 | 51.31% | 306[4] | 56.88% | 74,216,154 | 46.86% | 232 | 43.12% | 2,898,325 | 1.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 158,383,403 | 538 | 62.80% | 7,052,770 | 74 |
| 2016[5] | 65,853,514 | 48.18% | 227 | 42.19% | 62,984,828 | 46.09% | 304 | 56.51% | 7,830,934 | 5.73% | 7 | 1.30% | 136,669,276 | 538 | 55.67% | -2,868,686 | 77 |
| 2012[6] | 65,915,795 | 51.06% | 332 | 61.71% | 60,933,504 | 47.20% | 206 | 38.29% | 2,236,111 | 1.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 129,085,410 | 538 | 54.87% | 4,982,291 | 126 |
| 2008[7] | 69,498,516 | 52.93% | 365 | 67.84% | 59,948,323 | 45.65% | 173 | 32.16% | 1,866,981 | 1.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 131,313,820 | 538 | 58.23% | 9,550,193 | 192 |
| 2004[8] | 59,028,444 | 48.27% | 251 | 46.65% | 62,040,610 | 50.73% | 286 | 53.16% | 1,226,291 | 1.00% | 1 | 0.19% | 122,295,345 | 538 | 56.70% | 3,012,166 | 35 |
| 2000[9][10] | 50,999,897 | 48.38% | 266 | 49.44% | 50,456,002 | 47.87% | 271 | 50.37% | 3,949,201 | 3.75% | 1 | 0.19% | 105,405,100 | 538 | 51.21% | -543,895 | 5 |
| 1996[11][12] | 47,402,357 | 49.24% | 379 | 70.45% | 39,198,755 | 40.71% | 159 | 29.55% | 9,676,522 | 10.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 96,277,634 | 538 | 49.00% | 8,203,602 | 220 |
| 1992[13] | 44,909,889 | 43.01% | 370 | 68.77% | 39,104,545 | 37.45% | 168 | 31.23% | 20,412,225 | 19.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 104,426,659 | 538 | 55.24% | 5,805,344 | 202 |
| 1988[14] | 41,809,074 | 45.65% | 111 | 20.63% | 48,886,097 | 53.37% | 426 | 79.18% | 899,638 | 0.98% | 1 | 0.19% | 91,594,809 | 538 | 50.15% | 7,077,023 | 315 |
| 1984[15] | 37,577,185 | 40.56% | 13 | 2.42% | 54,455,075 | 58.77% | 525 | 97.58% | 620,582 | 0.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 92,652,842 | 538 | 53.27% | 16,877,890 | 512 |
| 1980[16] | 35,480,115 | 41.01% | 49 | 9.11% | 43,903,230 | 50.75% | 489 | 90.89% | 7,126,333 | 8.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 86,509,678 | 538 | 52.56% | 8,423,115 | 440 |
| 1976[17] | 40,831,881 | 50.08% | 297 | 55.20% | 39,148,634 | 48.01% | 240 | 44.61% | 1,560,265 | 1.91% | 1 | 0.19% | 81,540,780 | 538 | 53.55% | 1,683,247 | 57 |
| 1972[18] | 29,173,222 | 37.52% | 17 | 3.16% | 47,168,710 | 60.67% | 520 | 96.65% | 1,402,098 | 1.80% | 1 | 0.19% | 77,744,030 | 538 | 55.21% | 17,995,488 | 503 |
| 1968[19] | 31,271,839 | 42.72% | 191 | 35.50% | 31,783,783 | 43.42% | 301 | 55.95% | 10,144,377 | 13.86% | 46 | 8.55% | 73,199,999 | 538 | 60.84% | 511,944 | 110 |
| 1964[20] | 43,129,040 | 61.05% | 486 | 90.33% | 27,175,754 | 38.47% | 52 | 9.67% | 336,745 | 0.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 70,641,539 | 538 | 61.92% | 15,953,286 | 434 |
| 1960[21] | 34,220,984 | 49.72% | 303 | 56.42% | 34,108,157 | 49.55% | 219 | 40.78% | 503,342 | 0.73% | 15 | 2.79% | 68,832,483 | 537 | 62.77% | 112,827 | 84 |
| 1956[22] | 26,028,028 | 41.97% | 73 | 13.75% | 35,579,180 | 57.37% | 457 | 86.06% | 414,771 | 0.67% | 1 | 0.19% | 62,021,979 | 531 | 60.60% | 9,551,152 | 384 |
| 1952[23] | 27,375,090 | 44.33% | 89 | 16.76% | 34,075,529 | 55.18% | 442 | 83.24% | 301,323 | 0.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 61,751,942 | 531 | 63.30% | 6,700,439 | 353 |
| 1948[24] | 24,179,347 | 49.55% | 303 | 57.06% | 21,991,292 | 45.07% | 189 | 35.59% | 2,624,071 | 5.38% | 39 | 7.34% | 48,793,535 | 531 | 53.00% | 2,188,055 | 114 |
| 1944[25] | 25,612,916 | 53.39% | 432 | 81.36% | 22,017,929 | 45.89% | 99 | 18.64% | 346,247 | 0.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 47,977,092 | 531 | 55.90% | 3,594,987 | 333 |
| 1940[26] | 27,314,449 | 54.72% | 449 | 84.56% | 22,348,343 | 44.77% | 82 | 15.44% | 250,060 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 49,912,852 | 531 | 62.50% | 4,966,106 | 367 |
| 1936[27] | 27,757,431 | 60.80% | 523 | 98.49% | 16,683,574 | 36.54% | 8 | 1.51% | 1,213,383 | 2.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 45,654,388 | 531 | 61.00% | 11,073,857 | 515 |
| 1932[28] | 22,821,513 | 57.41% | 472 | 88.89% | 15,761,532 | 39.65% | 59 | 11.11% | 1,169,409 | 2.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 39,752,454 | 531 | 56.90% | 7,059,981 | 413 |
| 1928[29] | 15,015,863 | 40.79% | 87 | 16.38% | 21,428,584 | 58.22% | 444 | 83.62% | 364,514 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 36,808,961 | 531 | 56.90% | 6,412,721 | 357 |
| 1924[30] | 8,384,341 | 28.82% | 136 | 25.61% | 15,719,068 | 54.03% | 382 | 71.94% | 4,989,215 | 17.15% | 13 | 2.45% | 29,092,624 | 531 | 48.90% | 7,334,727 | 246 |
| 1920[31] | 9,140,256 | 34.12% | 127 | 23.92% | 16,166,126 | 60.35% | 404 | 76.08% | 1,481,843 | 5.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 26,788,225 | 531 | 49.20% | 7,025,870 | 277 |
| 1916[32] | 9,130,861 | 49.25% | 277 | 52.17% | 8,549,700 | 46.11% | 254 | 47.83% | 860,757 | 4.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 18,541,318 | 531 | 61.60% | 581,161 | 23 |
| 1912[33] | 6,294,284 | 41.83% | 435 | 81.92% | 3,487,937 | 23.18% | 8 | 1.51% | 5,263,325 | 34.98% | 88 | 16.57% | 15,045,546 | 531 | 58.80% | 2,173,675 | 347 |
| 1908[34] | 6,409,007 | 43.04% | 162 | 33.54% | 7,678,174 | 51.57% | 321 | 66.46% | 801,928 | 5.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,889,109 | 483 | 65.40% | 1,269,167 | 159 |
| 1904[35] | 5,084,537 | 37.59% | 140 | 29.41% | 7,630,557 | 56.42% | 336 | 70.59% | 810,665 | 5.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 13,525,759 | 476 | 65.20% | 2,546,020 | 196 |
| 1900[36] | 6,358,149 | 45.51% | 155 | 34.68% | 7,218,283 | 51.66% | 292 | 65.32% | 395,414 | 2.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 13,971,846 | 447 | 73.20% | 860,134 | 137 |
| 1896[37] | 6,510,807 | 46.71% | 176 | 39.37% | 7,112,138 | 51.02% | 271 | 60.63% | 315,729 | 2.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 13,938,674 | 447 | 79.30% | 601,331 | 95 |
| 1892[38] | 5,553,898 | 46.02% | 277 | 62.39% | 5,190,799 | 43.01% | 145 | 32.66% | 1,323,330 | 10.97% | 22 | 4.95% | 12,068,027 | 444 | 74.70% | 363,099 | 132 |
| 1888[39] | 5,538,163 | 48.63% | 168 | 41.90% | 5,443,633 | 47.80% | 233 | 58.10% | 407,050 | 3.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 11,388,846 | 401 | 79.40% | -94,530 | 65 |
| 1884[40] | 4,914,482 | 48.85% | 219 | 54.61% | 4,856,903 | 48.28% | 182 | 45.39% | 288,760 | 2.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 10,060,145 | 401 | 77.50% | 57,579 | 37 |
| 1880[41] | 4,444,267 | 48.22% | 155 | 42.01% | 4,453,337 | 48.31% | 214 | 57.99% | 319,806 | 3.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,217,410 | 369 | 78.00% | 9,070 | 59 |
| 1876[42] | 4,286,808 | 50.92% | 184 | 49.86% | 4,034,142 | 47.92% | 185 | 50.14% | 97,709 | 1.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,418,659 | 369 | 81.80% | -252,666 | 1 |
| 1872[43][f] | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,597,439 | 55.58% | 286 | 81.25% | 2,874,544 | 44.42% | 66 | 18.75% | 6,471,983 | 352 | 71.30% | 763,729 | 220 |
| 1868[44] | 2,708,980 | 47.34% | 80 | 27.21% | 3,013,790 | 52.66% | 214 | 72.79% | 46 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,722,816 | 294 | 78.10% | 304,810 | 134 |
| 1864[45] | 1,806,227 | 44.95% | 21 | 9.01% | 2,211,317 | 55.03% | 212 | 90.99% | 658 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,018,202 | 233 | 73.80% | 405,090 | 191 |
| 1860[46] | 1,381,944 | 29.52% | 12 | 3.96% | 1,855,993 | 39.65% | 180 | 59.41% | 1,443,330 | 30.83% | 111 | 36.63% | 4,681,267 | 303 | 81.20% | 1,004,149 | 108 |
| 1856[47] | 1,835,140 | 45.29% | 174 | 58.78% | 1,340,668 | 33.09% | 114 | 38.51% | 875,797 | 21.62% | 8 | 2.70% | 4,051,605 | 296 | 78.90% | 494,472 | 60 |
| 1852[48] | 1,605,943 | 50.83% | 254 | 85.81% | 1,386,418 | 43.88% | 42 | 14.19% | 167,279 | 5.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,159,640 | 296 | 69.60% | 219,525 | 212 |
| 1848[49] | 1,222,353 | 42.49% | 127 | 43.79% | 1,360,235 | 47.28% | 163 | 56.21% | 294,230 | 10.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,876,818 | 290 | 72.70% | 137,882 | 36 |
| 1844[50] | 1,339,570 | 49.54% | 170 | 61.82% | 1,300,157 | 48.09% | 105 | 38.18% | 64,137 | 2.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,703,864 | 275 | 78.90% | 39,413 | 65 |
| 1840[51] | 1,129,645 | 46.82% | 60 | 20.41% | 1,275,583 | 52.87% | 234 | 79.59% | 7,466 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,412,694 | 294 | 80.20% | 145,938 | 174 |
| 1836[52][g] | 763,291 | 50.79% | 170 | 57.82% | 549,907 | 36.59% | 73 | 24.83% | 189,613 | 12.62% | 51 | 17.35% | 1,502,811 | 294 | 57.80% | 213,384 | 97 |
| 1832[53] | 702,735 | 54.74% | 219 | 76.57% | 474,107 | 36.93% | 49 | 17.13% | 106,878 | 8.33% | 18 | 6.29% | 1,283,720 | 286 | 55.40% | 228,628 | 170 |
| 1828[54] | 642,806 | 55.93% | 178 | 68.20% | 501,967 | 43.68% | 83 | 31.80% | 4,443 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,149,216 | 261 | 57.60% | 140,839 | 95 |
Notes
- Northern Democrats 1860.
- National Republican Party 1828–32; Whig Party 1836–1852; National Union Party 1864.
- Turnout prior to 1960 is rounded to one decimal place.
- 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.
- Negative numbers indicate winning candidate won absolute majority of electoral college votes but lost the popular vote.
- At the 1872 election the Democratic Party did not field its own candidate but instead supported Liberal Republican Party candidate Horace Greeley.
- 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".