The American Vote
2024 result
Dem

Democratic

Elections
48
Won
23
Candidates
34
Years
1828–2024

Elections

Democratic: candidate and result in each presidential election
YearCandidateElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1828Andrew Jackson
178
of 261
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1832Andrew Jackson
219
of 286
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1836Martin Van Buren
170
of 294
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1840Martin Van Buren
60
of 294
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Lost
1844James K. Polk
170
of 275
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1848Lewis Cass
127
of 290
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Lost
1852Franklin Pierce
254
of 296
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1856James Buchanan
174
of 296
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1864George B. McClellan
21
of 233
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Lost
1868Horatio Seymour
80
of 294
2,703,600
47.3%
Lost
1876Samuel J. Tilden
184
of 369
4,275,132
50.9%
Lost
1880Winfield Scott Hancock
155
of 369
4,442,035
48.3%
Lost
1884Grover Cleveland
219
of 401
4,911,017
48.9%
Won
1888Grover Cleveland
168
of 401
5,538,233
48.6%
Lost
1892Grover Cleveland
277
of 444
5,556,928
46.1%
Won
1896William Jennings Bryan
176
of 447
6,502,685
46.7%
Lost
1900William Jennings Bryan
155
of 447
6,357,299
45.5%
Lost
1904Alton B. Parker
140
of 476
5,098,225
37.7%
Lost
1908William Jennings Bryan
162
of 483
6,409,104
43.0%
Lost
1912Woodrow Wilson
435
of 531
6,293,019
41.8%
Won
1916Woodrow Wilson
277
of 531
9,123,159
49.3%
Won
1920James M. Cox
127
of 531
9,140,864
34.2%
Lost
1924John W. Davis
136
of 531
8,386,503
28.8%
Lost
1928Al Smith
87
of 531
15,016,443
40.7%
Lost
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt
472
of 531
22,821,857
57.3%
Won
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt
523
of 531
27,751,597
60.8%
Won
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt
449
of 531
27,243,466
54.7%
Won
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt
432
of 531
25,602,505
53.3%
Won
1948Harry S. Truman
303
of 531
24,105,695
49.4%
Won
1952Adlai Stevenson II
89
of 531
27,314,992
44.4%
Lost
1956Adlai Stevenson II
73
of 531
26,031,322
42.0%
Lost
1960John F. Kennedy
303
of 537
34,227,096
49.7%
Won
1964Lyndon B. Johnson
486
of 538
43,126,959
61.1%
Won
1968Hubert Humphrey
191
of 538
31,209,677
42.7%
Lost
1972George McGovern
17
of 538
29,084,726
37.5%
Lost
1976Jimmy Carter
297
of 538
40,825,839
50.0%
Won
1980Jimmy Carter
49
of 538
35,480,948
41.0%
Lost
1984Walter Mondale
13
of 538
37,577,137
40.6%
Lost
1988Michael Dukakis
111
of 538
41,809,074
45.6%
Lost
1992Bill Clinton
370
of 538
44,908,303
42.9%
Won
1996Bill Clinton
379
of 538
47,401,898
49.2%
Won
2000Al Gore
266
of 538
50,996,062
48.3%
Lost
2004John Kerry
251
of 538
59,028,079
48.2%
Lost
2008Barack Obama
365
of 538
69,498,459
52.9%
Won
2012Barack Obama
332
of 538
65,913,530
51.1%
Won
2016Hillary Clinton
227
of 538
65,853,581
48.1%
Lost
2020Joe Biden
306
of 538
81,282,809
51.3%
Won
2024Kamala Harris
226
of 538
75,017,613
48.3%
Lost

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: 1828, 1832, 1836, 1840, 1844, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1864, 1868, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourcesThe World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); Algara & Amlani, U.S. county presidential returns 1868-2020 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 84 (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 92 (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2012: presidential results (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2020 (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Candidates

  1. Andrew Jackson1828, 1832
  2. Martin Van Buren1836, 1840
  3. James K. Polk1844
  4. Lewis Cass1848
  5. Franklin Pierce1852
  6. James Buchanan1856
  7. George B. McClellan1864
  8. Horatio Seymour1868
  9. Samuel J. Tilden1876
  10. Winfield Scott Hancock1880
  11. Grover Cleveland1884, 1888, 1892
  12. William Jennings Bryan1896, 1900, 1908
  13. Alton B. Parker1904
  14. Woodrow Wilson1912, 1916
  15. James M. Cox1920
  16. John W. Davis1924
  17. Al Smith1928
  18. Franklin D. Roosevelt1932, 1936, 1940, 1944
  19. Harry S. Truman1948
  20. Adlai Stevenson II1952, 1956
  21. John F. Kennedy1960
  22. Lyndon B. Johnson1964
  23. Hubert Humphrey1968
  24. George McGovern1972
  25. Jimmy Carter1976, 1980
  26. Walter Mondale1984
  27. Michael Dukakis1988
  28. Bill Clinton1992, 1996
  29. Al Gore2000
  30. John Kerry2004
  31. Barack Obama2008, 2012
  32. Hillary Clinton2016
  33. Joe Biden2020
  34. Kamala Harris2024

States carried most often

  1. Arkansas32 of 45 elections
  2. Virginia32 of 46 elections
  3. Georgia32 of 47 elections
  4. Alabama29 of 47 elections
  5. Louisiana29 of 47 elections
  6. North Carolina29 of 47 elections
  7. Mississippi28 of 46 elections
  8. Missouri28 of 48 elections
  9. New York28 of 48 elections
  10. South Carolina27 of 47 elections

Count of the party’s elections in which its candidate carried the state, out of those in which the state cast electoral votes.

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