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List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin

The table below is a list of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin.

[edit] Table of election results

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Term
 Year
 Electoral College
Winner
 Pct. of
Pop. Vote
 Margin
 Pop. Vote
 Margin
 Electoral College
Runner-Up
10 1824 Adams, John QuincyJohn Quincy Adams 30.9% 00.001(10.4%) 113,122 (38,149) Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson
11 1828 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson 56.0% 12.4% 642,553 141,656 Adams, John QuincyJohn Quincy Adams
12 1832 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson 54.2% 16.8% 701,780 217,575 Clay, HenryHenry Clay
13 1836 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren 50.8% 14.2% 764,176 213,360 Harrison, WilliamWilliam Henry Harrison
14 1840 Harrison, WilliamWilliam Henry Harrison 52.9% 06.1%6.1% 1,275,390 146,536 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren
15 1844 Polk, JamesJames K. Polk 49.5% 01.4%1.4% 1,339,494 39,490 Clay, HenryHenry Clay
16 1848 Taylor, ZacharyZachary Taylor 47.3% 04.8%4.8% 1,361,393 137,933 Cass, LewisLewis Cass
17 1852 Pierce, FranklinFranklin Pierce 50.8% 06.9%6.9% 1,607,510 220,568 Scott, WinfieldWinfield Scott
18 1856 Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan 45.3% 12.2% 1,836,072 493,727 Frémont, John C.John C. Frémont
19 1860 Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln 39.8% 10.3% 1,865,908 485,706 Breckinridge, John C.John C. Breckinridge
20 1864 Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln 55.0% 10.0% 2,218,388 405,581 McClellan, George B.George B. McClellan
21 1868 Grant, UlyssesUlysses S. Grant 52.7% 05.4%5.4% 3,013,650 304,906 Seymour, HoratioHoratio Seymour
22 1872 Grant, UlyssesUlysses S. Grant 55.6% 11.8% 3,598,235 763,474 Greeley, HoraceHorace Greeley
23 1876 Hayes, RutherfordRutherford B. Hayes 47.9% 00.002(3.1%) 4,034,311 (254,235) Tilden, Samuel J.Samuel J. Tilden
24 1880 Garfield, JamesJames A. Garfield 48.3% 00.02%0.02% 4,446,158 1,898 Hancock, Winfield ScottWinfield Scott Hancock
25 1884 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland 48.5% 00.3%0.3% 4,874,621 25,685 Blaine, James G.James G. Blaine
26 1888 Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison 47.8% 00.003(0.8%) 5,443,892 (90,596) Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland
27 1892 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland 46.0% 03.0%3.0% 5,553,898 363,079 Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison
28 1896 McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley 51.0% 04.3%4.3% 7,112,138 603,966 Bryan, William JenningsWilliam Jennings Bryan
29 1900 McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley 51.6% 06.1%6.1% 7,228,864 857,932 Bryan, William JenningsWilliam Jennings Bryan
30 1904 Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt 56.4% 18.8% 7,630,457 2,546,577 Parker, Alton BrooksAlton Brooks Parker
31 1904 Taft, WilliamWilliam H. Taft 51.6% 08.6%8.6% 7,678,395 1,269,411 Bryan, William JenningsWilliam Jennings Bryan
32 1912 Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson 41.8% 14.4% 6,296,284 2,173,563 Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt
33 1916 Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson 49.2% 03.1%3.1% 9,126,868 578,140 Hughes, Charles EvansCharles Evans Hughes
34 1920 Harding, WarrenWarren G. Harding 60.3% 26.2% 16,144,093 7,004,432 Cox, James M.James M. Cox
35 1924 Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge 54.0% 25.2% 15,723,789 7,337,547 Davis, John W.John W. Davis
36 1928 Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover 58.2% 17.4% 21,427,123 6,411,659 Smith, AlAl Smith
37 1932 Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt 57.4% 17.7% 22,821,277 7,060,023 Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover
38 1938 Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt 60.8% 24.3% 27,752,648 11,070,786 Landon, AlfAlf Landon
39 1940 Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt 54.7% 09.9%9.9% 27,313,945 4,966,201 Willkie, WendellWendell Willkie
40 1944 Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt 53.4% 07.5%7.5% 25,612,916 3,594,987 Dewey, Thomas E.Thomas E. Dewey
41 1948 Truman, HarryHarry S. Truman 49.6% 04.5%4.5% 24,179,347 2,188,055 Dewey, Thomas E.Thomas E. Dewey
42 1952 Eisenhower, DwightDwight D. Eisenhower 55.2% 10.9% 34,075,529 6,700,439 Stevenson, AdlaiAdlai Stevenson
43 1956 Eisenhower, DwightDwight D. Eisenhower 57.4% 15.4% 35,579,180 9,551,152 Stevenson, AdlaiAdlai Stevenson
44 1960 Kennedy, JohnJohn F. Kennedy 49.7% 00.2%0.2% 34,220,984 112,827 Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon
45 1964 Johnson, LyndonLyndon B. Johnson 61.1% 22.6% 43,127,041 17,951,287 Goldwater, BarryBarry Goldwater
46 1968 Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon 43.4% 00.7%0.7% 31,783,783 511,944 Humphrey, HubertHubert Humphrey
47 1972 Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon 60.7% 23.2% 47,168,710 17,995,488 McGovern, GeorgeGeorge McGovern
48 1976 Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter 50.1% 02.1%2.1% 40,831,881 1,683,247 Ford, GeraldGerald Ford
49 1980 Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan 50.7% 09.7%9.7% 43,903,230 8,423,115 Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter
50 1984 Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan 58.8% 18.2% 54,455,472 16,878,120 Mondale, WalterWalter Mondale
51 1988 Bush, George H.W.George H.W. Bush 53.4% 07.8%7.8% 48,886,597 7,077,121 Dukakis, MichaelMichael Dukakis
52 1992 Clinton, BillBill Clinton 43.0% 05.6%5.6% 44,909,806 5,805,256 Bush, George H.W.George H.W. Bush
53 1996 Clinton, BillBill Clinton 49.2% 08.5%8.5% 47,400,125 8,201,370 Dole, BobBob Dole
54 2000 Bush, George W.George W. Bush 47.9% 00.004(0.5%) 50,460,110 (543,816) Gore, AlAl Gore
55 2004 Bush, George W.George W. Bush 50.7% 02.4%2.4% 62,040,610 3,012,499 Kerry, JohnJohn Kerry

[edit] Source

Leip, David. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.


     candidates              elec      st carried  pop                              %
2004 Bush/Kerry              286/251     31/19+    62,040,610/59,028,111            50.7%/48.3%
2000 Bush/Gore               271/266     30/20+    50,460,110/51,003,926            47.9%/48.4%
1996 Clinton/Dole/Perot      379/159/0   31+/19/0  47,400,125/39,198,755/8,085,402  49.2%/40.7%/8.4%
1992 Clinton/Bush/Perot      370/168/0   32+/18/0  44,909,806/39,104,550/19,743,821 43.0%/37.4%/18.9%
1988 Bush/Dukakis            426/112     40/10+    48,886,597/41,809,476            53.4%/45.6%
1984 Reagan/Mondale          525/13      49/1+     54,455,472/37,577,352            58.8%/40.6%
1980 Reagan/Carter           489/49      44/6+     43,903,230/35,480,115            50.7%/41.0%
1976 Carter/Ford             297/240     23+/27    40,831,881/39,148,634            50.1%/48.0%
1972 Nixon/McGovern          520/17      49/1+     47,168,710/29,173,222            60.7%/37.5%
1968 Nixon/Humphrey/Wallace  301/191/46  32/13+/5  31,783,783/31,271,839/9,901,118  43.4%/42.7%/13.5%
1964 Johnson/Goldwater       486/52      44+/6     43,127,041/27,175,754            61.1%/38.5%
1960 Kennedy/Nixon/Byrd      303/219/15  22/26/2   34,220,984/34,108,157            49.7%/49.5%
1956 Eisenhower/Stevenson    457/73      41/7      35,579,180/26,028,028            57.4%/42.0%
1952 Eisenhower/Stevenson    442/89      39/9      34,075,529/27,375,090            55.2%/44.3%
1948 Truman/Dewey/Thurmond   303/189/39  28/16/4   24,179,347/21,991,292/1,175,930  49.6%/45.1%/2.4%
1944 Roosevelt/Dewey         432/99      36/12     25,612,916/22,017,929            53.4%/45.9%
1940 Roosevelt/Wilke         449/82      38/10     27,313,945/22,347,744            54.7%/44.8%
1936 Roosevelt/Landon        523/8       46/2      27,752,648/16,681,862            60.8%/36.5%
1932 Roosevelt/Hoover        472/59      42/6      22,821,277/15,761,254            57.4%/39.7%
1928 Hoover/Smith            444/87      40/8      21,427,123/15,015,464            58.2%/40.8%
1924 Coolidge/Davis/LaFollette 382/136/13 35/12/1  15,723,789/8,386,242/4,831,706   54.0%/28.8%/16.6%
1920 Harding/Cox             404/127     37/11     16,144,093/9,139,661             60.3%/34.1%
1916 Wilson/Hughes           277/254     30/18     9,126,868/8,548,728              49.2%/46.1%
1912 Wilson/Roosevelt/Taft   435/88/8    40/6/2    6,296,284/4,122,721/3,486,242    41.8%/27.4%/23.2%
1908 Taft/Bryan              321/162     29/17     7,678,395/6,408,984              51.6%/43.0%
1904 Roosevelt/Parker        336/140     29/17     7,630,457/5,083,880              56.4%/37.6%
1900 McKinley/Bryan          292/155     28/17     7,228,864/6,370,932              51.6%/45.5%
1896 McKinley/Bryan          271/176     23/22     7,112,138/6,508,172              51.0%/46.7%
1892 Cleveland/Harrison/Weaver 277/145/22 22/12/4  5,553,898/5,190,819/1,026,595    46.0%/43.0%/8.5%
1888 Harrison/Cleveland      233/168     20/18     5,443,892/5,534,488              47.8%/48.6%
1884 Cleveland/Blaine        219/182     20/18     4,874,621/4,848,936              48.5%/48.2%
1880 Garfield/Hancock        214/155     19/19     4,446,158/4,444,260              48.3%/48.3%
1876 Hayes/Tilden            185/184     21/17     4,034,311/4,288,546              47.9%/51.0%
1872 Grant/Greeley           286/63      31/6      3,598,235/2,834,761              55.6%/43.8%
1868 Grant/Seymour           214/80      26/8      3,013,650/2,708,744              52.7%/47.3%
1864 Lincoln/McClellan       212/21      22/3      2,218,388/1,812,807              55.0%/45.0%
1860 Lincoln/Breckenridge/Bell/Douglas 180/72/39/12 18/11/3/1 1,865,908/848,019/590,901/1,380,202 39.8%/18.1%/12.6%/29.5%
1856 Buchanan/Frémont/Fillmore 174/114/8 19/11/1   1,836,072/1,342,345/873,053      45.3%/33.1%/21.6%
1852 Pierce/Scott            254/42      27/4      1,607,510/1,386,942              50.8%/43.9%
1848 Taylor/Cass             163/127     15/15     1,361,393/1,223,460              47.3%/42.5%
1844 Polk/Clay               170/105     15/11     1,339,494/1,300,004              49.5%/48.1%
1840 Harrison/VanBuren       234/60      19/7      1,275,390/1,128,854              52.9%/46.8%
1836 VanBuren/Harrison/White 170/73/26   15/7/2    764,176/550,816/146,107          50.8%/36.6%/9.7%
1832 Jackson/Clay            219/49      16/6      701,780/484,205                  54.2%/37.4%
1828 Jackson/Adams           178/83      16/10     642,553/500,897                  56.0%/43.6%
1824 Adams/Jackson           84/99       13/7      113,122/151,271                  30.9%/41.3%