See the popular vote of the United States each year.
| Year | Democrat | National Republican | Other | Whig | Republican |
| 1828 | 647286 | 508064 | 0 | | |
| 1832 | 687502 | 530189 | 101051 | | |
| 1836 | 762678 | | 0 | 922986 | |
| 1840 | 1129102 | | 0 | 1275016 | |
| 1844 | 1337243 | | 0 | 1299062 | |
| 1848 | 1360099 | | 291501 | 1360099 | |
| 1852 | 1601274 | | 155210 | 1386580 | |
| 1856 | 1838169 | | 873000 | | 1341264 |
| 1860 | 1866452 | | 1975619 | | 1866452 |
| 1864 | 1805237 | | 0 | | 2213665 |
| 1868 | 2703249 | | 0 | | 3012833 |
| 1872 | 2834125 | | 0 | | 3597132 |
| 1876 | 4300590 | | 0 | | 4036298 |
| 1880 | 4444952 | | 308578 | | 4454416 |
| 1884 | 4874986 | | 0 | | 4851981 |
| 1888 | 5439853 | | 0 | | 5439853 |
| 1892 | 5556918 | | 1027329 | | 5176108 |
| 1896 | 6502925 | | 0 | | 7104779 |
| 1900 | 6358133 | | 0 | | 7207923 |
| 1904 | 5077911 | | 402895 | | 7623486 |
| 1908 | 6409104 | | 0 | | 7678908 |
| 1912 | 6293454 | | 5021473 | | 3483922 |
| 1916 | 9129606 | | 585113 | | 8538221 |
| 1920 | 9147353 | | 919799 | | 16152200 |
| 1924 | 8386503 | | 4822856 | | 15725016 |
| 1928 | 15016443 | | 0 | | 21391381 |
| 1932 | 22821857 | | 0 | | 15761841 |
| 1936 | 27751597 | | 0 | | 16679583 |
| 1940 | 27244160 | | 0 | | 22305198 |
| 1944 | 25602504 | | 0 | | 22006285 |
| 1948 | 24105695 | | 2326349 | | 21969170 |
| 1952 | 27314992 | | 0 | | 33778963 |
| 1956 | 25738765 | | 0 | | 35581003 |
| 1960 | 34227096 | | 116248 | | 34107646 |
| 1964 | 42825463 | | 0 | | 27146969 |
| 1968 | 30898055 | | 9906473 | | 31710470 |
| 1972 | 28901598 | | 0 | | 46740323 |
| 1976 | 40825839 | | 0 | | 39147770 |
| 1980 | 35483820 | | 6640978 | | 43901812 |
| 1984 | 37577185 | | 0 | | 54455075 |
| 1988 | 41809074 | | 0 | | 48886597 |
| 1992 | 44909889 | | 19742267 | | 39104545 |
| 1996 | 47402357 | | 8085402 | | 47402357 |
| 2000 | 50999897 | | 2882955 | | 50456062 |
| 2004 | 59028444 | | 0 | | 62040610 |
| 2008 | 69498516 | | 0 | | 59948323 |
| 2012 | 65915795 | | 1275971 | | 60933504 |
| 2016 | 65853514 | | 6678550 | | 62984828 |
| 2020 | 81268867 | | 1865720 | | 74216747 |
