Year

Candidate

Popular Votes

Electoral College Votes

1960

Kennedy – D Nixon – R

34,221,349
34,108,647

303
219

1964

Johnson – D Goldwater – R

43,129,484
27,178,188

486
52

1968

Nixon – R Humphrey – D
Wallace – I

31,785,480
31,275,165
9,906,473

301
191
46

1972

Nixon – R McGovern- D

47,167,319
29,168,509

520
17

1976

Carter – D
Ford – R

40,827,394
39,145,977

297
240

1980

Reagan – R
Carter – D

43,267,489
34,964,583

489
49

1984

Reagan – R
Mondale – D

53,428,357
36,930,923

525
13

1988

Bush – R
Dukakis – D

48,881,278
41,805,374

426
111

1992

Clinton – D
Bush – R
Perot – I

44,908,233
39,102,282
19,741,048

370
168
0

1996

Clinton – D
Dole – R
Perot – I

45,628,667
37,628,435
7,874,283

379
159
0

2000

Bush – R
Gore – D
Nadar – Green
Buchanan – Ref.

50,456,169
50,996,116
2,831,066
447,798

271
266
0
0