Presidential
Elections and Plurality Wins: Selected
Years
Year |
Candidates |
National
% |
States
Won By Plurality |
Won
With Under 45% |
Won
With Under 40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1912 |
Wilson-D
(Win) |
41.8% |
30 |
|
25 |
|
14 |
|
Roosevelt-Bull |
27.4% |
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
Taft-R |
23.2% |
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
Debs-Soc |
6.0% |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Total |
|
36 |
|
31 |
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1924 |
Coolidge-R
(Win) |
54.00% |
10 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
Davis-D |
28.50% |
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
La
Follette-Prog |
16.60% |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Total |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1948 |
Truman-D
(Win) |
49.60% |
5 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Dewey-R |
45.10% |
6 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Thurmond-Dix |
2% |
1 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Wallace-Prog |
2% |
0 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Total |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968 |
Nixon-R
(Win) |
43.40% |
17 |
|
7 |
|
3 |
|
Humphrey-D |
42.70% |
8 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
Wallace-A.
Ind |
13.5% |
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
Total |
|
28 |
|
11 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980 |
Reagan-R
(Win) |
50.70% |
19 |
|
2 |
|
-- |
|
Carter-D |
41.00% |
5 |
|
1 |
|
-- |
|
Anderson-Ind |
6.60% |
0 |
|
0 |
|
-- |
|
Total |
|
24 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992 |
Clinton-D
(Win) |
43.30% |
31 |
|
17 |
|
4 |
|
Bush-R |
37.70% |
18 |
|
13 |
|
2 |
|
Perot-Ind |
19.00% |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Total |
|
49 |
|
30 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996 |
Clinton-D
(Win) |
49.24% |
14 |
|
1 |
|
-- |
|
Dole-R |
40.71% |
12 |
|
1 |
|
-- |
|
Perot-Ind |
8.40% |
0 |
|
0 |
|
-- |
|
Total |
|
26 |
|
2 |
|
0
|
2000 |
Bush
- R (Win) |
47.8% |
4 |
|
0 |
|
-- |
|
Gore
- D |
48.4% |
6 |
|
0 |
|
-- |
|
Nader
- GRN |
2.7% |
0 |
|
0 |
|
-- |
|
Total |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
0
|
Source:
All election data for years 1912, 1924, 1948, 1968, and 1980 is from
MultiEducator Incorporated at www.multied.com. Data for 1992,
1996 and 2000 is from data published by the FEC.
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