Ind

Independent

4 runs · 2 wins · 1789 — 1992.

Wins

Total runs

First cycle

1789

Latest cycle

1992

Reading the Independent record

Between 1789 and 1992, the Independent party put forward 4 presidential tickets. It won 2 of them.

Its winning nominees were George Washington. Its electoral strength centered on the First Party System era. The party's run on the national ballot ended in 1992.

Elections won · 2

Only unanimous Electoral College vote in US history

Last election where Washington ran; political parties were forming in the background

Contested but not won · 2

Cold War Realignment

1980

Ronald Reagan

Republican · 489 EV · 50.8% pop

Reagan Revolution began; 'Reagan Democrats' realigned; hostages released 20 minutes after his inauguration

Modern Polarization

1992

Bill Clinton

Democratic · 370 EV · 43.0% pop

Perot won 18.9% — best third-party popular vote since TR 1912; Clinton won with only 43%

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