SUMMARY OF POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTES IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, 1789–1888.

Year.Number of States.Total Elect Vote.Party.Candidates.States.Popular Vote.Elect. Vote.
17891073 George Washington 63
John Adams 24
John Jay 9
R. R. Harrison 6
John Rutledge 6
John Hancock 4
George Clinton 3
Samuel Huntington 2
John Milton 2
Benjamin Lincoln 1
James Armstrong 1
Edward Telfair 1
Vacancies 4
179215135FederalistGeorge Washington 132
FederalistJohn Adams 77
RepublicanGeorge Clinton 50
RepublicanThomas Jefferson 4
RepublicanAaron Burr 1
Vacancies 3
179616138FederalistJohn Adams 71
RepublicanThomas Jefferson 68
FederalistThomas Pinckney 59
RepublicanAaron Burr 30
Samuel Adams 15
Oliver Ellsworth 11
George Clinton 7
John Jay 5
James Iredell 3
George Washington 2
John Henry 2
S. Johnson 2
Charles C. Pinckney 1
180016138RepublicanThomas Jefferson 73
RepublicanAaron Burr 73
FederalistJohn Adams 65
FederalistCharles C. Pinckney 64
FederalistJohn Jay 1
Year. Number of States. Total Elect. Vote. Party. For President. States. Popular Vote. Elect. Vote. For Vice-President. Elect. Vote.
1804 21 176 Republican Thomas Jefferson 15 162 George Clinton 162
Federalist Chas. C. Pinckney 2 14 Rufus King 14
1808 17 176 Republican James Madison 12 122 George Clinton 113
Republican George Clinton 6 James Madison 3
Federalist Chas. C. Pinckney 5 47 Rufus King 47
John Langdon 9
James Monroe 3
Vacancy 1 1
1812 18 218 Republican James Madison 11 128 Elbridge Gerry 131
Federalist De Witt Clinton 7 89 Jared Ingersoll 86
Vacancy 1 1
1816 19 221 Republican James Monroe 16 183 D. D. Tompkins 183
Federalist Rufus King 3 34 John E. Howard 22
James Ross 5
John Marshall 4
Robt. G. Harper 3
Vacancies 4 4
1820 24 235 Republican James Monroe 24 231 D. D. Tompkins 218
John Q. Adams 1 Rich. Stockton 8
Daniel Rodney 4
Robt. G. Harper 1
Richard Rush 1
Vacancies 3 3
1824 24 261 Republican Andrew Jackson 10 155,872 99 John C. Calhoun 182
Republican John Q. Adams 8 105,321 84 Nathan Sanford 30
Republican Wm. H. Crawford 3 44,282 41 Nathaniel Macon 24
Republican Henry Clay 3 46,587 27 Andrew Jackson 13
M. Van Buren 9
Henry Clay 2
Vacancy 1
1828 24 261 Democratic Andrew Jackson 15 647,231 178 John C. Calhoun 171
Nat. John Q. Adams 9 509,097 83 Richard Rush 83
Republican
William Smith 7
1832 24 288 Democratic Andrew Jackson 15 687,502 219 M. Van Buren 189
Nat. Henry Clay 7 530,189 49 John Sergeant 49
Republican
Anti-Mason William Wirt 1 33,108 7 Amos Ellmaker 7
John Floyd 1 11 Henry Lee 11
William Wilkins 30
Vacancies 2 2
1836 26 294 Democratic Martin Van Buren 15 761,549 170 R. M. Johnson 147
Whig Wm. H. Harrison 7 736,656 73 Francis Granger 77
Hugh L. White 2 26 John Tyler 47
Daniel Webster 1 14 William Smith 23
W. P. Mangum 1 11
1840 26 294 Whig Wm. H. Harrison 19 1,275,017 234 John Tyler 234
Democratic Martin Van Buren 7 1,128,702 60 R. M. Johnson 48
Liberty James G. Birney 7,059
L. W. Tazewell 11
James K. Polk 1
1844 26 275 Democratic James K. Polk 15 1,337,243 170 Geo. M. Dallas 170
Whig Henry Clay 11 1,299,068 105 T. Frelinghuysen 105
Liberty James G. Birney 62,300
1848 30 290 Whig Zachary Taylor 15 1,360,101 163 Millard Fillmore 163
Democratic Lewis Cass 15 1,220,544 127 Wm. O. Butler 127
Free Soil Martin Van Buren 291,263 Chas. F. Adams
1852 31 296 Democratic Franklin Pierce 27 1,601,474 254 Wm. R. King 254
Whig Winfield Scott 4 1,386,578 42 Wm. A. Graham 42
Free Democracy John P. Hale 156,149 Geo. W. Julian
1856 31 296 Democratic James Buchanan 19 1,838,169 174 J. C. Breckinridge 174
Republican John C. Fremont 11 1,341,264 114 Wm. L. Dayton 114
American Millard Fillmore 1 874,534 8 A. J. Donelson 8
1860 33 303 Republican Abraham Lincoln 17 1,866,352 180 Hannibal Hamlin 180
Democratic J. C. Breckinridge 11 845,763 72 Joseph Lane 72
Democratic S. A. Douglas 2 1,375,157 12 H. V. Johnson 12
“Const. Union” John Bell 3 589,581 39 Edward Everett 39
1864 36 314 Republican Abraham Lincoln 22 2,216,067 212 Andrew Johnson 212
Democratic Geo. B. McClellan 3 1,808,725 21 Geo. H. Pendleton 21
Vacancies[[110]] 11 81 81
1868 37 317 Republican Ulysses S. Grant 26 3,015,071 214 Schuyler Colfax 214
Democratic Horatio Seymour 8 2,709,613 80 F. P. Blair, Jr 80
Vacancies[[111]] 3 23 23
1872 37 366 Republican Ulysses S. Grant 31 3,597,070 286 Henry Wilson 286
Dem. and Lib. Rep. Horace Greeley 6 2,834,079 B. Gratz Brown 47
Democratic Chas. O’Conor 29,408 John Q. Adams
Temperance James Black 5,608 A. H. Colquite 5
T. A. Hendricks 42 Iohn M. Palmer 3
B. Gratz Brown 18 Geo. W. Julian 5
David Davis 1 W. S. Groesbeck 1
Willis B. Machen 1
N. P. Banks 1
Not counted[[112]] 17 14
1876 38 369 Republican R. B. Hayes 21 4,033,950 185 Wm. A. Wheeler 185
Democratic S. J. Tilden 17 4,284,885 184 T. A. Hendricks 184
“Greenback” Peter Cooper 81,740 S. F. Cary
“Prohibition” Green C. Smith 9,522 R. T. Stewart
1880 38 369 Republican James A. Garfield 19 4,442,950 214 Chester A. Arthur 214
Democratic W. S. Hancock 19 4,442,035 155 Wm. H. English 155
“Greenback” James B. Weaver 306,867 B. J. Chambers
Scattering 12,576
1884 38 401 Democratic Grover Cleveland 20 4,911,017 219 T. A. Hendricks 219
Republican James G. Blaine 18 4,848,334 182 John A. Logan 182
Prohibition John P. St. John 151,809 William Daniel
Greenback Benj. F. Butler 133,825 A. M. West
Scattering 11,362
1888 38 401 Republican Benjamin Harrison 20 5,438,157 233 Levi P. Morton 233
Democratic Grover Cleveland 18 5,535,626 168 Allan G. Thurman 168
Prohibition Clinton B. Fisk 250,157 John A. Brooks
Labor R. H. Cowdrey 150,624 W. Wakefield