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U.S. Presidential Candidates Who Received the Most Total Votes

Adding up all the times they have run, which Presidential candidates have received the most total votes in the general election?
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Elections
Votes
Candidate
3
214 m
Donald Trump
2
135 m
Barack Obama
3
113 m
Richard Nixon
2
112 m
George W. Bush
4
103 m
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2
98.4 m
Ronald Reagan
2
92.3 m
Bill Clinton
2
88.0 m
George H. W. Bush
1
81.3 m
Joe Biden
2
76.3 m
Jimmy Carter
1
74.9 m
Kamala Harris
2
69.7 m
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elections
Votes
Candidate
1
65.9 m
Hillary Clinton
1
60.9 m
Mitt Romney
1
60.0 m
John McCain
1
59.0 m
John Kerry
2
53.4 m
Adlai Stevenson
1
51.0 m
Al Gore
2
44.0 m
Thomas E. Dewey
1
43.1 m
Lyndon B. Johnson
1
41.8 m
Michael Dukakis
1
39.2 m
Bob Dole
1
39.1 m
Gerald R. Ford
1
37.6 m
Walter Mondale
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32 Comments
FreeStater
+17
Level 81
Dec 7, 2024
This quiz was originally Quizmaster's, but he put it on my account because I made the same quiz earlier. Thanks!
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 94
Dec 7, 2024
Interesting quiz. Reagan stands out to me, beating both of his successors against the general trend.
Grasshopper13
+1
Level 29
Jan 31, 2026
Look at the 1984 election and how much of a landslide it was for one thing.
JWatson24
+8
Level 71
Dec 7, 2024
This is interesting not in the least for how the American electorate evolved over the 20th century. I was curious about Teddy Roosevelt, a larger than life figure in American history, so I did some research and over the 2 elections he ran in, he won a little under 12 million votes. Which means someone like Walter Mondale, who's infamous for running one of the weakest campaigns ever and winning only 1 state, still won 3 times the number of votes Teddy did and in a single election at that. There's probably a lot going on here: immigration, women's suffrage, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Baby Boom. But it really tells the story of 20th century America.
CaptainUnderpant
+9
Level 81
Dec 10, 2024
When Mondale lost in 1984 the US population had about tripled since 1904 when TR won as incumbent, but even in his loss, Mondale won a much higher percentage of the total population than did TR, so it does point to how the scope of voting rights and political involvement broadened significantly in those 80 years.
JuliusLang
+1
Level 55
Dec 7, 2024
This would be better if the votes were divided by the amount of elections they ran in.
Quizmaster
+23
Level ∞
Dec 8, 2024
I disagree.
FreeStater
+19
Level 81
Dec 8, 2024
That would just end up being a list of modern candidates, who make it by sheer virtue of population growth.
Nevson64
+1
Level 67
Mar 12, 2026
It already is that….
Koopa
+3
Level 88
Dec 8, 2024
I'd like to see a format that depicts this per each election, and based on the percentage of the population of the country at the time.

And I'm sure there already is one somewhere lol

FreeStater
+3
Level 81
Dec 8, 2024
I think this quiz is kind of similar.
loganite
+6
Level 93
Dec 9, 2024
I don't feel like making it, but it would be fun to have a similar quiz, but with most votes as a percentage of the total population. This one obviously favors recent candidates due to the larger total US population.
CaptainUnderpant
+4
Level 81
Dec 10, 2024
My guess is that it would still favor recent candidates (although maybe less recent than this quiz) because of expanded voting rights in the 20th century. If significantly more people can vote, even if turnout is relatively low, candidates will still end up with larger percentages of the total population.
supermoose7115
+1
Level 47
Mar 21, 2025
then do it as percentage of all eligible voters instead of the entire population
cjraysfan10
+4
Level 79
Dec 21, 2024
I find it interesting how population growth accentuates the results of this quiz. Initially, I was certain William Jennings Bryan would appear, since he was the Democratic nominee 3 times. However, totaling his 1896, 1900, and 1908 campaigns gets him only about 19 million votes.
Tisco
+2
Level 67
Dec 21, 2024
Far fewer people voted before the 19th Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement!
txbdog
+5
Level 45
Dec 21, 2024
this shows you how dumb we are lol
epicquizawesome
+3
Level 61
Dec 21, 2024
Trump with 80 million more than 2nd place 🤯
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Dec 21, 2024
That's because he ran in three elections, not two.
sacheth9
+2
Level 65
Dec 22, 2024
Interestingly, he still would be in #1 without the 2024 election (137m votes), but I guess that's because there are generally more people voting as the years go on
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 67
Dec 21, 2024
Mondale didn't lose that hard, he still made it to the list.
JamesVI
+2
Level 65
Dec 21, 2024
True, though one more election cycle and he'll be off I imagine, unless we get a rematch between two other people on the list....(not going to happen).
FreeStater
+3
Level 81
Dec 21, 2024
Maybe it's time for Carter to make a comeback?
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Dec 24, 2024
He's still eligible
Spursy1
+5
Level 55
Jan 6, 2025
not anymore
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Feb 13, 2025
RIP
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Aug 28, 2025
Uhhhhhh, a little too late. RIP Carter
GlassMonkeyOLD
+2
Level 69
Dec 21, 2024
I almost forgot about Harris...
5708skier
+1
Level 55
Dec 23, 2024
Mildly surprised Humphrey isn't on here. Also IIRC Trump is now number 3 all-time worldwide behind Lula and some Indonesian guy.
FreeStater
+3
Level 81
Dec 23, 2024
I would love to make a world version, but I'm guessing finding data would require a lot of work. Maybe someday…
Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Dec 24, 2024
Would love to see it!
george1958
+1
Level 46
Mar 31, 2026
I got Dewey but forgot Obama, I just skipped over him in my mind for some reason.
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