<P> Note that the elections of 1789, 1792, 1796, and 1800 took place before the 12th Amendment and thus each elector had two votes (one for president and one for vice president, but did not distinguish between them). The table's "runner - up" column shows the number of electoral votes for the candidate who got the second highest number of combined electoral votes (and thus was elected vice-president) for each of these years except 1800 . The 1800 election was a tie between the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the same party . The value in the "runner - up" column for 1800 is the number of electoral votes received by the presidential candidate of the other major political party (even though the two winning candidates each received more electoral votes than he did). The number in parentheses in the "Rank" column is the rank that would have been assigned to this election under the rules of the 12th Amendment . </P> <P> Also note that in the following table, the election of 1824 is ranked closer than the election of 1800 because the election of 1800 resulted in a two - way draw between the same party's candidates for President and Vice President (since presidential and vice presidential electoral votes were not distinguished), while the election of 1824 resulted in the House of Representatives selecting the person who won the second largest number of electoral votes (out of the top 3) when no candidate got a majority . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Number of electors voting </Th> <Th> Normalized victory margin </Th> <Th> Percentage </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> total </Th> <Th> winner </Th> <Th> runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> (c) </Th> <Th> (w) </Th> <Th> (r) </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 58 . </Td> <Td> 1824 </Td> <Td> second place winner: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William Crawford </Td> <Td> 261 </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> 99 </Td> <Td> 0.000 </Td> <Td> 32.18% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 57 (53). </Td> <Td> 1800 </Td> <Td> draw: Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr </Td> <Td> 138 </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> 0.000 </Td> <Td> 52.90% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 56 . </Td> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> Rutherford B. Hayes </Td> <Td> 369 </Td> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> 184 </Td> <Td> 0.003 </Td> <Td> 50.14% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 . </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 271 </Td> <Td> 266 </Td> <Td> 0.009 </Td> <Td> 50.37% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 . </Td> <Td> 1796 </Td> <Td> John Adams </Td> <Td> 138 </Td> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 0.029 </Td> <Td> 51.45% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 . </Td> <Td> 1916 </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 277 </Td> <Td> 254 </Td> <Td> 0.043 </Td> <Td> 52.17% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 286 </Td> <Td> 251 </Td> <Td> 0.063 </Td> <Td> 53.16% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 . </Td> <Td> 1884 </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> <Td> 401 </Td> <Td> 219 </Td> <Td> 182 </Td> <Td> 0.092 </Td> <Td> 54.61% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 . </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 297 </Td> <Td> 240 </Td> <Td> 0.104 </Td> <Td> 55.20% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 . </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 301 </Td> <Td> 191 </Td> <Td> 0.119 </Td> <Td> 55.95% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 . </Td> <Td> 1848 </Td> <Td> Zachary Taylor </Td> <Td> 290 </Td> <Td> 163 </Td> <Td> 127 </Td> <Td> 0.124 </Td> <Td> 56.21% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 . </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> 537 </Td> <Td> 303 </Td> <Td> 219 </Td> <Td> 0.128 </Td> <Td> 56.42% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 . </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Donald Trump </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 304 </Td> <Td> 227 </Td> <Td> 0.130 </Td> <Td> 56.50% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 . </Td> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Harry S. Truman </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 303 </Td> <Td> 189 </Td> <Td> 0.141 </Td> <Td> 57.06% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 . </Td> <Td> 1836 </Td> <Td> Martin Van Buren </Td> <Td> 294 </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 0.156 </Td> <Td> 57.82% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 . </Td> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> James A. Garfield </Td> <Td> 369 </Td> <Td> 214 </Td> <Td> 155 </Td> <Td> 0.160 </Td> <Td> 57.99% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 . </Td> <Td> 1888 </Td> <Td> Benjamin Harrison </Td> <Td> 401 </Td> <Td> 233 </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> 0.162 </Td> <Td> 58.10% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 . </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> James Buchanan </Td> <Td> 296 </Td> <Td> 174 </Td> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> 0.176 </Td> <Td> 58.78% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 . </Td> <Td> 1812 </Td> <Td> James Madison </Td> <Td> 217 </Td> <Td> 128 </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 0.180 </Td> <Td> 58.99% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 . </Td> <Td> 1860 </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> 303 </Td> <Td> 180 </Td> <Td> 72 </Td> <Td> 0.188 </Td> <Td> 59.41% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 . </Td> <Td> 1896 </Td> <Td> William McKinley </Td> <Td> 447 </Td> <Td> 271 </Td> <Td> 176 </Td> <Td> 0.213 </Td> <Td> 60.63% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 . </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 332 </Td> <Td> 206 </Td> <Td> 0.234 </Td> <Td> 61.71% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 . </Td> <Td> 1844 </Td> <Td> James K. Polk </Td> <Td> 275 </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> 105 </Td> <Td> 0.236 </Td> <Td> 61.82% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 . </Td> <Td> 1892 </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> <Td> 444 </Td> <Td> 277 </Td> <Td> 145 </Td> <Td> 0.248 </Td> <Td> 62.39% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 . </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> William McKinley </Td> <Td> 447 </Td> <Td> 292 </Td> <Td> 155 </Td> <Td> 0.306 </Td> <Td> 65.32% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 . </Td> <Td> 1908 </Td> <Td> William Howard Taft </Td> <Td> 483 </Td> <Td> 321 </Td> <Td> 162 </Td> <Td> 0.329 </Td> <Td> 66.46% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 . </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 365 </Td> <Td> 173 </Td> <Td> 0.357 </Td> <Td> 67.84% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 . </Td> <Td> 1828 </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson </Td> <Td> 261 </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> <Td> 83 </Td> <Td> 0.364 </Td> <Td> 68.20% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 . </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 370 </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> 0.375 </Td> <Td> 68.77% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 . </Td> <Td> 1808 </Td> <Td> James Madison </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> 122 </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 0.394 </Td> <Td> 69.71% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 379 </Td> <Td> 159 </Td> <Td> 0.409 </Td> <Td> 70.45% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 . </Td> <Td> 1904 </Td> <Td> Theodore Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 476 </Td> <Td> 336 </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> 0.412 </Td> <Td> 70.59% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 . </Td> <Td> 1924 </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 382 </Td> <Td> 136 </Td> <Td> 0.439 </Td> <Td> 71.94% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 . </Td> <Td> 1868 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> 294 </Td> <Td> 214 </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 0.456 </Td> <Td> 72.79% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 . </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Warren G. Harding </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 404 </Td> <Td> 127 </Td> <Td> 0.522 </Td> <Td> 76.08% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 . </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson </Td> <Td> 286 </Td> <Td> 219 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 0.531 </Td> <Td> 76.57% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 . </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 426 </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> <Td> 0.584 </Td> <Td> 79.18% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 . </Td> <Td> 1840 </Td> <Td> William Henry Harrison </Td> <Td> 294 </Td> <Td> 234 </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> 0.592 </Td> <Td> 79.59% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 . </Td> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 432 </Td> <Td> 99 </Td> <Td> 0.627 </Td> <Td> 81.36% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 . </Td> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 435 </Td> <Td> 88 </Td> <Td> 0.638 </Td> <Td> 81.92% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 . </Td> <Td> 1872 </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> <Td> 352 </Td> <Td> 286 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 0.639 </Td> <Td> 81.95% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 . </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 442 </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 0.665 </Td> <Td> 83.24% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 . </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 444 </Td> <Td> 87 </Td> <Td> 0.672 </Td> <Td> 83.62% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 . </Td> <Td> 1816 </Td> <Td> James Monroe </Td> <Td> 217 </Td> <Td> 183 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 0.687 </Td> <Td> 84.33% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 . </Td> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 449 </Td> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> 0.691 </Td> <Td> 84.56% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 . </Td> <Td> 1852 </Td> <Td> Franklin Pierce </Td> <Td> 296 </Td> <Td> 254 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 0.716 </Td> <Td> 85.81% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 . </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 457 </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 0.721 </Td> <Td> 86.06% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 . </Td> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 472 </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 0.778 </Td> <Td> 88.89% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 . </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 486 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 0.807 </Td> <Td> 90.33% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 . </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 489 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 0.818 </Td> <Td> 90.89% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 . </Td> <Td> 1864 </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> 233 </Td> <Td> 212 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 0.820 </Td> <Td> 90.99% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 . </Td> <Td> 1804 </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> <Td> 176 </Td> <Td> 162 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.841 </Td> <Td> 92.05% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 . </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 520 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0.933 </Td> <Td> 96.65% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 . </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 525 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.952 </Td> <Td> 97.58% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 . </Td> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> 531 </Td> <Td> 523 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0.970 </Td> <Td> 98.49% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 . </Td> <Td> 1820 </Td> <Td> James Monroe </Td> <Td> 232 </Td> <Td> 231 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0.991 </Td> <Td> 99.57% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 . </Td> <Td> 1792 </Td> <Td> George Washington </Td> <Td> 132 </Td> <Td> 132 </Td> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> 1.000 * </Td> <Td> 100% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 . </Td> <Td> 1789 </Td> <Td> George Washington </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 1.000 * </Td> <Td> 100% </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Number of electors voting </Th> <Th> Normalized victory margin </Th> <Th> Percentage </Th> </Tr>

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