| Year | Popular Vote | Winner Vote | 2nd Place |
| 1800 | 75088 | 45467 | 29621 |
| 1804 | 143029 | 104110 | 38919 |
| 1808 | 187163 | 124732 | 62431 |
| 1812 | 273212 | 140431 | 132781 |
| 1816 | 111332 | 76592 | 34740 |
| 1820 | 87343 | 87343 | 0 |
| 1824 | 352780 | 113122 | 151271 |
| 1828 | 1145788 | 638348 | 507440 |
| 1832 | 1286700 | 701780 | 484205 |
| 1836 | 1356193 | 764176 | 550816 |
| 1840 | 2404244 | 1275390 | 1128854 |
| 1844 | 2639499 | 1339494 | 1300005 |
| 1848 | 2584856 | 1361396 | 1223460 |
| 1852 | 2994464 | 1607521 | 1386943 |
| 1856 | 3178417 | 1836072 | 1342345 |
| 1860 | 4685030 | 1865908 | 848019 |
| 1864 | 4031195 | 2218388 | 1812807 |
| 1868 | 5720250 | 3013421 | 2706829 |
| 1872 | 6432996 | 3598235 | 2834761 |
| 1876 | 8320950 | 4034142 | 4286808 |
| 1880 | 8890418 | 4446158 | 4444260 |
| 1884 | 9771387 | 4914482 | 4856905 |
| 1888 | 10978380 | 5443892 | 5534488 |
| 1892 | 10733026 | 5556918 | 5176108 |
| 1896 | 13622945 | 7112138 | 6510807 |
| 1900 | 13599796 | 7228864 | 6370932 |
| 1904 | 12714337 | 7630457 | 5083880 |
| 1908 | 14087379 | 7678395 | 6408984 |
| 1912 | 14806798 | 6296284 | 4122721 |
| 1916 | 17675596 | 9126868 | 8548728 |
| 1920 | 25283754 | 16144093 | 9139661 |
| 1924 | 24110031 | 15723789 | 8386242 |
| 1928 | 36442587 | 21427123 | 15015464 |
| 1932 | 38582531 | 22821277 | 15761254 |
| 1936 | 44427179 | 27747636 | 16679543 |
| 1940 | 49661689 | 27313945 | 22347744 |
| 1944 | 47630845 | 25612916 | 22017929 |
| 1948 | 46169639 | 24178347 | 21991292 |
| 1952 | 61450619 | 34075529 | 27375090 |
| 1956 | 61607208 | 35579180 | 26028028 |
| 1960 | 68329141 | 34220984 | 34108157 |
| 1964 | 70304794 | 43129040 | 27175754 |
| 1968 | 72956740 | 31783783 | 31271839 |
| 1972 | 76341932 | 47168710 | 29173222 |
| 1976 | 79980515 | 40831881 | 39148634 |
| 1980 | 79384345 | 43903230 | 35481115 |
| 1984 | 92032260 | 54455075 | 37577185 |
| 1988 | 90695671 | 48886597 | 41809074 |
| 1992 | 84014439 | 44909889 | 39104550 |
| 1996 | 94683948 | 47401185 | 39197469 |
| 2000 | 101455899 | 50456002 | 50999897 |
| 2004 | 121069054 | 62040610 | 59028444 |
| 2008 | 129446839 | 69498516 | 59948323 |
| 2012 | 126849299 | 65915795 | 60933504 |
| 2016 | 128838342 | 62984828 | 65853514 |
| 2020 | 155507476 | 81283501 | 74223975 |
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