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Presidential Election Margins

Compare every mapped presidential election by Electoral College margin. Rows are generated from the historical interactive map files.

YearWinnerWinner EVRunner-upMarginNeeded
2024 Donald Trump312Kamala Harris (226)+86270 of 538
2020 Joe Biden306Donald Trump (232)+74270 of 538
2016 Donald Trump306Hillary Clinton (232)+74270 of 538
2012 Barack Obama332Mitt Romney (206)+126270 of 538
2008 Barack Obama365John McCain (173)+192270 of 538
2004 George W. Bush286John Kerry (252)+34270 of 538
2000 George W. Bush271Al Gore (267)+4270 of 538
1996 Bill Clinton379Bob Dole (159)+220270 of 538
1992 Bill Clinton370George H.W Bush (168)+202270 of 538
1988 George H.W Bush426Michael Dukakis (112)+314270 of 538
1984 Ronald Reagan525Walter Mondale (13)+512270 of 538
1980 Ronald Reagan489Jimmy Carter (49)+440270 of 538
1976 Jimmy Carter297Gerald Ford (241)+56270 of 538
1972 Richard Nixon521George McGovern (17)+504270 of 538
1968 Richard Nixon302Hubert Humphrey (191)+111270 of 538
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson486Barry Goldwater (52)+434270 of 538
1960 John F. Kennedy303Richard Nixon (219)+84269 of 537
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower457Adlai Stevenson II (74)+383266 of 531
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower442Adlai Stevenson II (89)+353266 of 531
1948 Harry Truman303Thomas Dewey (189)+114266 of 531
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt432Thomas Dewey (99)+333266 of 531
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt449Wendell Willkie (82)+367266 of 531
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt523Alf Landon (8)+515266 of 531
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt472Herbert Hoover (59)+413266 of 531
1928 Herbert Hoover444Al Smith (87)+357266 of 531
1924 Calvin Coolidge382John W. Davis (136)+246266 of 531
1920 Warren G. Harding404James M. Cox (127)+277266 of 531
1916 Woodrow Wilson277Charles Evan Hughes (254)+23266 of 531
1912 Woodrow Wilson435Theodore Roosevelt (88)+347266 of 531
1908 William Howard Taft321William Jennings Bryan (162)+159242 of 483
1904 Theodore Roosevelt336Alton B. Parker (140)+196239 of 476
1900 William McKinley292William Jennings Bryan (155)+137224 of 447
1896 William McKinley271William Jennings Bryan (176)+95224 of 447
1892 Grover Cleveland277Benjamin Harrison (145)+132223 of 444
1888 Benjamin Harrison233Grover Cleveland (168)+65201 of 401
1884 Grover Cleveland219James G. Blaine (182)+37201 of 401
1880 James A. Garfield214Winfield Scott Hancock (155)+59185 of 369
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes185Samuel J. Tilden (184)+1185 of 369
1872 Ulysses S. Grant300Thomas Hendricks (42)+258184 of 366
1868 Ulysses S. Grant214Horatio Seymour (80)+134148 of 294
1864 Abraham Lincoln229George B. McClellan (21)+208126 of 250
1860 Abraham Lincoln180John C. Breckinridge (72)+108152 of 303
1856 James Buchanan174John C. Frémont (114)+60149 of 296
1852 Franklin Pierce254Winfield Scott (42)+212149 of 296
1848 Zachary Taylor163Lewis Cass (127)+36146 of 290
1844 James K. Polk170Henry Clay (105)+65138 of 275
1840 William Henry Harrison234Martin Van Buren (60)+174148 of 294
1836 Martin Van Buren170William Henry Harrison (73)+97148 of 294
1832 Andrew Jackson219Henry Clay (49)+170144 of 286
1828 Andrew Jackson178John Quincy Adams (83)+95131 of 261
1824 Andrew Jackson99John Quincy Adams (84)+15131 of 261
1820 James Monroe232No runner-up with EV (0)+232117 of 232
1816 James Monroe183Rufus King (34)+149109 of 217
1812 James Madison128DeWitt Clinton (89)+39109 of 217
1808 James Madison122Charles C. Pinckney (47)+7588 of 175
1804 Thomas Jefferson162Charles C. Pinckney (14)+14889 of 176
1800 Thomas Jefferson73John Adams (65)+870 of 138
1796 John Adams71Thomas Jefferson (68)+370 of 139
1792 George Washington132No runner-up with EV (0)+13267 of 132
1788 George Washington69No runner-up with EV (0)+6935 of 69

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