Closest elections
The narrowest electoral-vote margins in U.S. presidential history.
- 11824John Quincy Adams-15 EV
- 21876Rutherford B. Hayes1 EV
- 31796John Adams3 EV
- 42000George W. Bush5 EV
- 51800Thomas Jefferson8 EV
- 61916Woodrow Wilson23 EV
- 71789George Washington35 EV
- 82004George W. Bush35 EV
- 91848Zachary Taylor36 EV
- 101884Grover Cleveland37 EV
- 111812James Madison39 EV
- 121792George Washington55 EV
- 131976Jimmy Carter57 EV
- 141880James A. Garfield59 EV
- 151856James Buchanan60 EV
- 161844James K. Polk65 EV
- 171888Benjamin Harrison65 EV
- 182020Joe Biden74 EV
- 191808James Madison75 EV
- 202016Donald Trump77 EV