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US Elections

Presidential Election Popular Votes 1960-2004

 

(Numbers reflect millions)

 

 

Candidates for President

 

Vote cast for President
Year Democratic Republican
Total
Democratic
Republican
     
Popular vote1(1,000)
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Popular vote
Electoral vote
        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 26,739
43.1
73
35,581
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 92,655 37,450
40.4
13
54,167
58.5
525
1988 Dukakis Bush 91,587 41,717
45.5
111
48,643
53.1
426
1992 Clinton Bush 104,600 44,858
42.9
370
38,799
37.1
168
1996 Clinton Dole 96,390 47,402
49.2
379
39,198
40.7
159
2000 Gore Bush 105,594 50,996
48.3
266
50,465
47.8
271
2004 Kerry Bush 122,349 58,895
48.1
251
 61,837
50.6
286

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)
(http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/02statab/election.pdf)

Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2008. (Table 384)
(http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/08statab/election.pdf)

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