Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up |
Other | Total Votes |
Diff (US) | PUSV |
2020 |
54% |
Joe Biden (D) |
5,987,428 |
62.5% |
Donald Trump* (R) |
3,456,731 |
36.1% |
130,345 [+] |
1.4% |
9,574,504 |
-11 |
6.04% |
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 52,967 (0.6%);
|
2016 |
48% |
Hillary Clinton (D) |
5,191,992 |
61.6% |
Donald Trump (R) |
2,926,409 |
34.7% |
307,076 [+] |
3.6% |
8,425,477 |
-11 |
6.14% |
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 139,546 (1.7%);
Jill Stein (Grn) 98,215 (1.2%);
Evan McMullin (I) 5,245 (0.1%);
|
2012 |
45% |
Barack Obama* (D) |
4,889,386 |
64.0% |
Mitt Romney (R) |
2,662,537 |
34.8% |
88,848 [+] |
1.2% |
7,640,771 |
-12 |
5.91% |
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 40,495 (0.5%);
|
2008 |
50% |
Barack Obama (D) |
5,188,909 |
63.3% |
John McCain (R) |
2,939,287 |
35.8% |
75,061 [+] |
0.9% |
8,203,257 |
-10 |
6.24% |
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
Ralph Nader (I) 34,784 (0.4%);
Bob Barr (Lbt) 14,532 (0.2%);
|
2004 |
48% |
John Kerry (D) |
4,565,423 |
59.0% |
George W. Bush* (R) |
3,092,203 |
39.9% |
86,797 [+] |
1.1% |
7,744,423 |
-11 |
6.33% |
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
Ralph Nader (I) 67,772 (0.9%);
|
2000 |
44% |
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) |
4,328,250 |
62.0% |
George W. Bush (R) |
2,379,159 |
34.1% |
276,718 [+] |
4.0% |
6,984,127 |
-14 |
6.62% |
[-] Other candidates in 2000:
Ralph Nader (Grn) 222,888 (3.2%);
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 21,929 (0.3%);
|
1996 |
42% |
Bill Clinton* (D) |
3,905,311 |
60.2% |
Robert Dole (R) |
2,022,522 |
31.2% |
554,782 [+] |
8.6% |
6,482,615 |
-10 |
6.73% |
[-] Other candidates in 1996:
Ross Perot (Ref) 426,464 (6.6%);
Ralph Nader (Grn) 80,621 (1.2%);
Harry Browne (Lbt) 17,838 (0.3%);
|
1992 |
47% |
Bill Clinton (D) |
3,571,482 |
50.3% |
George Bush* (R) |
2,581,112 |
36.3% |
953,093 [+] |
13.4% |
7,105,687 |
-1 |
6.80% |
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
Ross Perot (I) 903,073 (12.7%);
|
1988 |
45% |
George Bush (R) |
3,336,280 |
49.9% |
Michael Dukakis (D) |
3,275,671 |
49.0% |
68,783 [+] |
1.0% |
6,680,734 |
-3 |
7.29% |
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
Ron Paul (Lbt) 14,441 (0.2%);
|
1984 |
49% |
Ronald Reagan* (R) |
3,857,479 |
54.8% |
Walter Mondale (D) |
3,145,287 |
44.7% |
34,653 |
0.5% |
7,037,419 |
-4 |
7.60% |
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
|
1980 |
46% |
Ronald Reagan (R) |
3,150,383 |
49.4% |
Jimmy Carter* (D) |
2,653,402 |
41.6% |
577,882 [+] |
9.1% |
6,381,667 |
-1 |
7.38% |
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
John Anderson (I) 472,257 (7.4%);
Edward Clark (Lbt) 39,800 (0.6%);
|
1976 |
52% |
Jimmy Carter (D) |
3,505,399 |
52.4% |
Gerald Ford* (R) |
3,111,823 |
46.5% |
75,555 [+] |
1.1% |
6,692,777 |
-2 |
8.21% |
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
Eugene McCarthy (I) 23,552 (0.4%);
|
1972 |
56% |
Richard Nixon* (R) |
4,232,054 |
58.3% |
George McGovern (D) |
2,971,146 |
40.9% |
57,625 [+] |
0.8% |
7,260,825 |
-2 |
9.34% |
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
John Schmitz (Amer) 32,409 (0.4%);
|
1968 |
59% |
Hubert Humphrey (D) |
3,401,592 |
49.0% |
Richard Nixon (R) |
3,051,998 |
44.0% |
489,180 [+] |
7.0% |
6,942,770 |
1 |
9.48% |
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
George Wallace (AIP) 433,881 (6.2%);
|
1964 |
64% |
Lyndon Johnson* (D) |
4,838,331 |
67.1% |
Barry Goldwater (R) |
2,354,358 |
32.6% |
20,563 |
0.3% |
7,213,252 |
-6 |
10.21% |
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
|
1960 |
66% |
John Kennedy (D) |
3,822,428 |
53.5% |
Richard Nixon (R) |
3,289,453 |
46.0% |
34,703 |
0.5% |
7,146,584 |
-4 |
10.38% |
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
|
1956 |
63% |
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) |
4,084,085 |
59.8% |
Adlai Stevenson (D) |
2,717,328 |
39.8% |
26,411 |
0.4% |
6,827,824 |
2 |
11.01% |
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
|
1952 |
66% |
Dwight Eisenhower (R) |
3,618,744 |
53.2% |
Adlai Stevenson (D) |
3,093,390 |
45.4% |
95,284 |
1.4% |
6,807,418 |
-2 |
11.02% |
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
|
1948 |
60% |
Harry Truman* (D) |
2,648,021 |
45.6% |
Thomas Dewey (R) |
2,590,533 |
44.6% |
567,262 [+] |
9.8% |
5,805,816 |
0 |
11.90% |
[-] Other candidates in 1948:
Henry Wallace (Prog) 496,980 (8.6%);
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
|
1944 |
64% |
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) |
3,198,320 |
53.9% |
Thomas Dewey (R) |
2,704,606 |
45.6% |
34,728 |
0.6% |
5,937,654 |
0 |
12.38% |
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
|
1940 |
66% |
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) |
3,140,289 |
54.0% |
Wendell Willkie (R) |
2,630,123 |
45.3% |
40,219 |
0.7% |
5,810,631 |
0 |
11.64% |
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
|
1936 |
64% |
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) |
3,285,384 |
64.6% |
Alf Landon (R) |
1,697,209 |
33.4% |
105,502 [+] |
2.1% |
5,088,095 |
-3 |
11.14% |
[-] Other candidates in 1936:
Norman Thomas (Soc) 57,507 (1.1%);
William Lemke (Union) 12,067 (0.2%);
|
1932 |
55% |
Franklin Roosevelt (D) |
2,446,228 |
57.9% |
Herbert Hoover* (R) |
1,569,423 |
37.1% |
212,199 [+] |
5.0% |
4,227,850 |
-2 |
10.64% |
[-] Other candidates in 1932:
Norman Thomas (Soc) 175,471 (4.2%);
|
1928 |
54% |
Al Smith (D) |
1,939,196 |
50.7% |
Herbert Hoover (R) |
1,799,579 |
47.1% |
84,180 [+] |
2.2% |
3,822,955 |
-11 |
10.39% |
[-] Other candidates in 1928:
Norman Thomas (Soc) 69,525 (1.8%);
|
1924 |
42% |
Calvin Coolidge (R) |
1,435,109 |
53.0% |
John Davis (D) |
839,508 |
31.0% |
431,379 [+] |
15.9% |
2,705,996 |
-1 |
9.30% |
[-] Other candidates in 1924:
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 419,497 (15.5%);
|
1920 |
41% |
Warren Harding (R) |
1,530,623 |
64.4% |
James Cox (D) |
650,727 |
27.4% |
193,777 [+] |
8.2% |
2,375,127 |
4 |
8.87% |
[-] Other candidates in 1920:
Eugene Debs (Soc) 167,007 (7.0%);
Parley Christiansen (FL) 17,404 (0.7%);
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 5,602 (0.2%);
|
1916 |
24% |
Charles Evans Hughes (R) |
646,239 |
49.5% |
Woodrow Wilson* (D) |
611,339 |
46.8% |
49,163 [+] |
3.8% |
1,306,741 |
3 |
7.05% |
[-] Other candidates in 1916:
Allan Benson (Soc) 42,811 (3.3%);
James Hanly (Proh) 3,978 (0.3%);
|
1912 |
24% |
Woodrow Wilson (D) |
538,891 |
44.6% |
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) |
350,145 |
29.0% |
319,322 [+] |
26.4% |
1,208,358 |
-2 |
8.03% |
[-] Other candidates in 1912:
William Taft* (R) 259,876 (21.5%);
Eugene Debs (Soc) 51,075 (4.2%);
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 5,138 (0.4%);
|
1908 |
27% |
William Taft (R) |
618,215 |
51.4% |
William J. Bryan (D) |
505,487 |
42.0% |
79,997 [+] |
6.6% |
1,203,699 |
0 |
8.08% |
[-] Other candidates in 1908:
Eugene Debs (Soc) 36,665 (3.0%);
Thomas Hisgen (I) 33,790 (2.8%);
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 6,157 (0.5%);
|
1904 |
30% |
Theodore Roosevelt (R) |
581,719 |
49.3% |
Alton Parker (D) |
539,146 |
45.7% |
59,463 [+] |
5.0% |
1,180,328 |
-7 |
8.73% |
[-] Other candidates in 1904:
Eugene Debs (Soc) 34,967 (3.0%);
Thomas Watson (Pop) 8,791 (0.7%);
Silas Swallow (Proh) 7,385 (0.6%);
|
1900 |
32% |
William McKinley* (R) |
548,700 |
49.9% |
William J. Bryan (D) |
519,572 |
47.2% |
31,907 [+] |
2.9% |
1,100,179 |
-2 |
7.87% |
[-] Other candidates in 1900:
Eugene Debs (Soc) 9,786 (0.9%);
John Woolley (Proh) 4,139 (0.4%);
|