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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
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Popular vote
Electoral vote
        Number Percent   Number 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 48,794 24,179 49.6
303
21,991 45.1
189
1952 Stevenson Eisenhower 61,551 27,315 44.4
89
33,936 55.1
442
1956 Stevenson Eisenhower 62,027 26,023 42.0
73
35,590 57.4
457
1960 Kennedy Nixon 68,838 34,227 49.7
303
34,108 49.5
219
1964 Johnson Goldwater 70,645 43,130 61.1
486
27,178 38.5
52
1968 Humphrey Nixon 73,212 31,275 42.7
191
31,785 43.4
301
1972 McGovern Nixon 77,719 29,170 37.5
17
47,170 60.7
520
1976 Carter Ford 81,556 40,831 50.1
297
39,148 48.0
240
1980 Carter Reagan 86,515 35,484 41.0
49
43,904 50.7
489
1984 Mondale Reagan 92,653 37,577 40.6
13
54,455 58.8
525
1988 Dukakis Bush 91,595 41,809 45.6
111
48,886 53.4
426
1992 Clinton Bush 104,425 44,909 43.0
370
39,104 37.4
168
1996 Clinton Dole 96,278 47,402 49.2
379
39,199 40.7
159
2000 Gore Bush 105,397 50,992 48.4
266
50,455 47.9
271
2004 Kerry Bush 121,687 59,028 50.7
251
 62,041 48.3
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 (http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/02statab/election.pdf)

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