Presidential Election Electoral College Results History

For the original method of electing the president and the vice president elections of 1789 1792 1796 and 1800 see article ii section 1 of the constitution.

Presidential election electoral college results history. But in five incredibly close elections including. Here is a look at every presidential election in the history of america based on electoral college votes. Through 2016 there have been 58 presidential elections.

Includes all candidates their parties number of electoral and popular votes. There are a few times that fans of direct democracy will want to shield their eyes. Presidential election with the exception below would be the difference between the number of electoral college votes garnered by the candidate with an absolute majority of electoral votes currently 270 of 538 and the number received by the second place candidate currently in the range of 2 to 538 a margin of one vote is only possible.

To view maps and results from all prior presidential elections on a single page see. An interactive version of each map is also available letting you change history. Select a date to see the electoral college outcome electoral college votes by state the candidates election notes election notes include specific election information such as third party candidates faithless electors challenges during the counting of the electoral votes in congress and other interesting facts.

This page links to the results of those historical elections including a larger map results and synopsis of the race. The margin of victory in a u s.