(Numbers reflect millions)
Candidates for President |
Vote cast for President |
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Year | Democratic | Republican | Total Popular vote1(1,000) | Democratic | Republican | ||||
Popular vote |
Electoral vote |
Popular vote |
Electoral vote |
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Number (1,000) | Percent | Number (1,000) | Percent | ||||||
1940† | F.D. Roosevelt | Willkie |
49,900 |
27,313 |
54.7 |
449 |
22,348 |
44.8 |
82 |
1944† | F.D. Roosevelt | Dewey |
47,977 |
25,613 |
53.4 |
432 |
22,018 |
45.9 |
99 |
1948 | Truman | Dewey |
48,834 |
24,106 |
49.6 |
303 |
21,969 |
45.0 |
189 |
1952 | Stevenson | Eisenhower |
61,552 |
27,315 |
44.4 |
89 |
33,779 |
54.9 |
442 |
1956 | Stevenson | Eisenhower |
62,027 |
26,023 |
42.0 |
73 |
35,590 |
57.4 |
457 |
1960 | Kennedy | Nixon |
68,836 |
34,227 |
49.7 |
303 |
34,108 |
49.5 |
219 |
1964 | Johnson | Goldwater |
70,098 |
42,825 |
61.1 |
486 |
27,147 |
38.7 |
52 |
1968 | Humphrey | Nixon |
73,027 |
30,989 |
42.4 |
191 |
31,710 |
43.4 |
301 |
1972 | McGovern | Nixon |
77,625 |
28,902 |
37.2 |
17 |
46,740 |
60.2 |
520 |
1976 | Carter | Ford |
81,603 |
40,826 |
50.0 |
297 |
39,148 |
48.0 |
240 |
1980 | Carter | Reagan |
86,497 |
35,481 |
41.0 |
49 |
43,643 |
50.5 |
489 |
1984 | Mondale | Reagan |
92,653 |
37,577 |
40.6 |
13 |
54,455 |
58.8 |
525 |
1988 | Dukakis | Bush |
91,595 |
41,809 |
45.7 |
111 |
48,886 |
53.4 |
426 |
1992 | Clinton | Bush |
104,427 |
44,910 |
43.0 |
370 |
39,105 |
37.5 |
168 |
1996 | Clinton | Dole |
96,278 |
47,402 |
49.2 |
379 |
39,199 |
40.7 |
159 |
2000 | Gore | Bush |
105,405 |
51,000 |
48.4 |
266 |
50,456 |
47.9 |
271 |
2004 | Kerry | Bush |
122,295 |
59,028 |
48.3 |
251 |
62,041 |
50.7 |
286 |
2008 | Obama | McCain |
131,314 |
69,499 |
52.9 |
365 |
59,948 |
45.7 |
173 |
2012 | Obama | Romney |
129,085 |
65,916 |
51.1 |
332 |
60,934 |
47.2 |
206 |
2016 | Clinton | Trump |
136,628 |
65,845 |
48.2 |
227 |
62,980 |
46.1 |
304 |
1 Includes votes for minor party candidates, independents, unpledged electors, and scattered write-in votes.
† Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2002. (Table 370) Source (1948-1980): US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2010. (Table 389) Source (1984-2016): Federal Election Commission (http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/electionresults.shtml) |