The American Vote
2024 result
Rep

Republican

Elections
43
Won
25
Candidates
28
Years
1856–2024

Elections

Republican: candidate and result in each presidential election
YearCandidateElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1856John C. Frémont
114
of 296
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Lost
1860Abraham Lincoln
180
of 303
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1864Abraham Lincoln
212
of 233
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1868Ulysses S. Grant
214
of 294
3,013,099
52.7%
Won
1872Ulysses S. Grant
286
of 352
Not computed
36 of 37 states sourced
Won
1876Rutherford B. Hayes
185
of 369
4,033,391
48.0%
Won
1880James A. Garfield
214
of 369
4,449,053
48.4%
Won
1884James G. Blaine
182
of 401
4,848,334
48.3%
Lost
1888Benjamin Harrison
233
of 401
5,440,216
47.8%
Won
1892Benjamin Harrison
145
of 444
5,176,106
42.9%
Lost
1896William McKinley
271
of 447
7,106,199
51.0%
Won
1900William McKinley
292
of 447
7,206,678
51.6%
Won
1904Theodore Roosevelt
336
of 476
7,621,975
56.4%
Won
1908William Howard Taft
321
of 483
7,678,988
51.6%
Won
1912William Howard Taft
8
of 531
Not computed
minor-party votes not named in every state
Lost
1916Charles Evans Hughes
254
of 531
8,543,855
46.1%
Lost
1920Warren G. Harding
404
of 531
16,147,249
60.3%
Won
1924Calvin Coolidge
382
of 531
15,725,016
54.1%
Won
1928Herbert Hoover
444
of 531
21,392,190
58.0%
Won
1932Herbert Hoover
59
of 531
15,761,841
39.6%
Lost
1936Alf Landon
8
of 531
16,679,583
36.5%
Lost
1940Wendell Willkie
82
of 531
22,304,755
44.8%
Lost
1944Thomas E. Dewey
99
of 531
22,006,278
45.8%
Lost
1948Thomas E. Dewey
189
of 531
21,969,170
45.0%
Lost
1952Dwight D. Eisenhower
442
of 531
33,937,252
55.1%
Won
1956Dwight D. Eisenhower
457
of 531
35,581,003
57.4%
Won
1960Richard Nixon
219
of 537
34,107,646
49.5%
Lost
1964Barry Goldwater
52
of 538
27,175,770
38.5%
Lost
1968Richard Nixon
301
of 538
31,710,470
43.4%
Won
1972Richard Nixon
520
of 538
47,108,459
60.7%
Won
1976Gerald Ford
240
of 538
39,145,771
48.0%
Lost
1980Ronald Reagan
489
of 538
43,898,770
50.8%
Won
1984Ronald Reagan
525
of 538
54,455,073
58.8%
Won
1988George H. W. Bush
426
of 538
48,886,097
53.4%
Won
1992George H. W. Bush
168
of 538
39,103,872
37.4%
Lost
1996Bob Dole
159
of 538
39,198,482
40.7%
Lost
2000George W. Bush
271
of 538
50,456,169
47.8%
Won
2004George W. Bush
286
of 538
62,040,606
50.7%
Won
2008John McCain
173
of 538
59,948,283
45.6%
Lost
2012Mitt Romney
206
of 538
60,932,152
47.2%
Lost
2016Donald Trump
304
of 538
62,985,062
46.0%
Won
2020Donald Trump
232
of 538
74,216,146
46.8%
Lost
2024Donald Trump
312
of 538
77,302,580
49.7%
Won

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: 1856, 1860, 1864, 1868, 1872, 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 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 2004: presidential results (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Candidates

  1. John C. Frémont1856
  2. Abraham Lincoln1860, 1864
  3. Ulysses S. Grant1868, 1872
  4. Rutherford B. Hayes1876
  5. James A. Garfield1880
  6. James G. Blaine1884
  7. Benjamin Harrison1888, 1892
  8. William McKinley1896, 1900
  9. Theodore Roosevelt1904
  10. William Howard Taft1908, 1912
  11. Charles Evans Hughes1916
  12. Warren G. Harding1920
  13. Calvin Coolidge1924
  14. Herbert Hoover1928, 1932
  15. Alf Landon1936
  16. Wendell Willkie1940
  17. Thomas E. Dewey1944, 1948
  18. Dwight D. Eisenhower1952, 1956
  19. Richard Nixon1960, 1968, 1972
  20. Barry Goldwater1964
  21. Gerald Ford1976
  22. Ronald Reagan1980, 1984
  23. George H. W. Bush1988, 1992
  24. Bob Dole1996
  25. George W. Bush2000, 2004
  26. John McCain2008
  27. Mitt Romney2012
  28. Donald Trump2016, 2020, 2024

States carried most often

  1. Kansas34 of 41 elections
  2. Indiana34 of 43 elections
  3. Nebraska33 of 40 elections
  4. Vermont33 of 43 elections
  5. Iowa32 of 43 elections
  6. Maine31 of 43 elections
  7. Ohio31 of 43 elections
  8. South Dakota29 of 34 elections
  9. Michigan29 of 43 elections
  10. New Hampshire29 of 43 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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