The American Vote
Closest elections
The narrowest electoral-vote margins in U.S. presidential history.
  1. 11824John Quincy Adams-15 EV
  2. 21876Rutherford B. Hayes1 EV
  3. 31796John Adams3 EV
  4. 42000George W. Bush5 EV
  5. 51800Thomas Jefferson8 EV
  6. 61916Woodrow Wilson23 EV
  7. 71789George Washington35 EV
  8. 82004George W. Bush35 EV
  9. 91848Zachary Taylor36 EV
  10. 101884Grover Cleveland37 EV
  11. 111812James Madison39 EV
  12. 121792George Washington55 EV
  13. 131976Jimmy Carter57 EV
  14. 141880James A. Garfield59 EV
  15. 151856James Buchanan60 EV
  16. 161844James K. Polk65 EV
  17. 171888Benjamin Harrison65 EV
  18. 182020Joe Biden74 EV
  19. 191808James Madison75 EV
  20. 202016Donald Trump77 EV