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.

1789 10 73 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

1792 15 135 Federalist George Washington 132

Federalist John Adams 77

Republican George Clinton 50

Republican Thomas Jefferson 4

Republican Aaron Burr 1

Vacancies 3

1796 16 138 Federalist John Adams 71

Republican Thomas Jefferson 68

Federalist Thomas Pinckney 59

Republican Aaron 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

1800 16 138 Republican Thomas Jefferson 73

Republican Aaron Burr 73

Federalist John Adams 65

Federalist Charles C. Pinckney 64

Federalist John 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 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 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 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