Party Support in U.S. Presidential Elections

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Last updated: Monday June 28th, 2021

Both the Republican and Democratic parties have received 40%–60% of the popular vote in nearly every Presidential election since 1860.

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Year	Democrats	Republicans	Other/None
1832	54.2	0	45.8
1836	50.8	0	49.2
1840	46.8	0	53.2
1844	49.5	0	50.5
1848	42.5	0	57.5
1852	50.8	0	49.2
1856	45.3	33.1	21.6
1860	29.5	39.8	30.7
1864	45	55	0
1868	47.3	52.7	0
1872	43.8	55.6	0.6
1876	50.9	47.9	1.2
1880	48.2	48.3	3.5
1884	48.9	48.3	2.8
1888	48.6	47.8	3.6
1892	46	43	11
1896	46.7	51	2.3
1900	45.5	51.6	2.9
1904	37.6	56.4	6
1908	43	51.6	5.4
1912	41.8	23.2	35
1916	49.2	46.1	4.7
1920	34.2	60.3	5.5
1924	28.8	54	17.2
1928	40.8	58.2	1
1932	57.4	39.7	2.9
1936	60.8	36.5	2.7
1940	54.7	44.8	0.5
1944	53.4	45.9	0.7
1948	49.6	45.1	5.3
1952	44.3	55.2	0.5
1956	42	57.4	0.6
1960	49.7	49.6	0.7
1964	61.1	38.5	0.4
1968	42.7	43.4	13.9
1972	37.5	60.7	1.8
1976	50.1	48	1.9
1980	41	50.7	8.3
1984	40.6	58.8	0.6
1988	45.6	53.4	1
1992	43	37.4	19.6
1996	49.2	40.7	10.1
2000	48.4	47.9	3.7
2004	48.3	50.7	1
2008	52.9	45.7	1.4
2012	51.1	47.2	1.7
2016	48.2	46.1	5.7
2020	51.3	46.9	1.8

9 Comments

Level 71

Aug 21, 2018

I love the time in 1912 when Teddy Roosevelt became the only third party candidate to beat a major party candidate :)

Level ∞

Oct 1, 2018

And in the process handing the election to Wilson, who would have had little chance had Roosevelt stayed out of the race.

Level 53

Mar 3, 2021

Personally, I would support Roosevelt over Taft or Wilson. As a liberal, I think that both of them are a bit too conservative for me :)

Level 92

Feb 26, 2021

Pretty sure the 2016 percentages for D and R need to be switched.

Level 69

Feb 26, 2021

Agreed, Clinton won 48.2 % and Trump won 46.1%

Level ∞

Feb 26, 2021

Fixed!

Level 69

Feb 26, 2021

The name of the Whig Party is misleading to many modern folks. Most laugh at it and don't take it seriously, not bothering to consider that the D/R parties were formed from the Democratic-Republican party much later on. It's very interesting how long it took the Whig's to get someone in office, considering them as the big anti-Britain party since the unrest began.

Level 29

Mar 3, 2025

Not to mention that the founding of the Republican party was built out of the ruins of the Whigs demise. it also very much resembled its positions on most issues of the day.

In a way, the history of the Whig party is very much the history of the birth of the current two political parties which dominate the country.

Level 46

May 28, 2025

We need a new update for 2024 election