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New Deal Coalition
Elections
| Year | Winner | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 472 of 531 | 22,821,857 57.3% | Herbert Hoover 59 electoral votes |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 523 of 531 | 27,751,597 60.8% | Alf Landon 8 electoral votes |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 449 of 531 | 27,243,466 54.7% | Wendell Willkie 82 electoral votes |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 432 of 531 | 25,602,505 53.3% | Thomas E. Dewey 99 electoral votes |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman | 303 of 531 | 24,105,695 49.4% | Thomas E. Dewey 189 electoral votes |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 442 of 531 | 33,937,252 55.1% | Adlai Stevenson II 89 electoral votes |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 457 of 531 | 35,581,003 57.4% | Adlai Stevenson II 73 electoral votes |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy | 303 of 537 | 34,227,096 49.7% | Richard Nixon 219 electoral votes |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 486 of 538 | 43,126,959 61.1% | Barry Goldwater 52 electoral votes |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 . How these figures were compiled
SourcesStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 ; Algara & Amlani, U.S. county presidential returns 1868-2020 . How these figures were compiled
Closest and widest margins
1960John F. Kennedy, 303 of 537 electoral votes · margin 84
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt, 523 of 531 electoral votes · margin 515
Margin is the winner’s electoral votes minus those of the next-highest candidate, as on the closest-elections ranking. Elections of 1789–1800 (two votes per elector) and those decided by the House are not ranked.
Byrd received electoral votes for President from Alabama (6), Mississippi (8) and Oklahoma (1).
Thurmond received electoral votes for Vice President from Alabama (6) and Mississippi (8).
Goldwater received 1 electoral vote for Vice President from Oklahoma.
John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963. He was succeeded by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, who took the oath of office in Dallas, Texas that day.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1960, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
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