Illinois (IL) — Statewide

Illinois (IL) — Statewide

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Illinois (IL) — Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)D Cand.R Cand.State MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSourceEVs
1864158,724(45.6%)189,512(54.4%)(45.6%, 54.4%, 0.0%)George B. McClellanAbraham LincolnR+8.8R+10.1D+1.2348,236Wikipedia16
1868199,116(44.3%)(Δ 40,392)250,304(55.7%)(Δ 60,792)(44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%)Horatio SeymourUlysses S. GrantR+11.4(Δ R+2.5)R+5.3(Δ D+4.8)R+6.1(Δ R+7.3)449,420(Δ 101,184)Wikipedia16
1872184,884(43.0%)(Δ -14,232)241,936(56.3%)(Δ -8,368)(43.0%, 56.3%, 0.7%)Horace GreeleyUlysses S. GrantR+13.3(Δ R+1.9)R+11.8(Δ R+6.5)R+1.5(Δ D+4.6)429,971(Δ -19,449)Wikipedia21
1876258,611(46.7%)(Δ 73,727)278,232(50.2%)(Δ 36,296)(46.7%, 50.2%, 3.1%)Samuel J. TildenRutherford B. HayesR+3.5(Δ D+9.7)D+3.0(Δ D+14.8)R+6.5(Δ R+5.1)554,227(Δ 124,256)Wikipedia21
1880277,321(44.6%)(Δ 18,710)318,037(51.2%)(Δ 39,805)(44.6%, 51.1%, 4.2%)Winfield Scott HancockJames A. GarfieldR+6.5(Δ R+3.0)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)R+6.4(Δ D+0.1)622,312(Δ 68,085)Wikipedia21
1884312,351(47.2%)(Δ 35,030)337,469(51.0%)(Δ 19,432)(46.4%, 50.2%, 1.8%)Grover ClevelandJames G. BlaineR+3.7(Δ D+2.8)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)R+4.3(Δ D+2.1)672,670(Δ 50,358)Wikipedia22
1888348,351(47.0%)(Δ 36,000)370,475(50.0%)(Δ 33,006)(46.6%, 49.5%, 2.9%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonR+3.0(Δ D+0.8)D+0.8(Δ D+0.3)R+3.8(Δ D+0.5)747,813(Δ 75,143)Wikipedia22
1892426,281(50.1%)(Δ 77,930)399,288(46.9%)(Δ 28,813)(48.8%, 45.7%, 3.0%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonD+3.1(Δ D+6.0)D+3.0(Δ D+2.2)D+0.1(Δ D+3.9)873,647(Δ 125,834)Wikipedia24
1896465,613(43.0%)(Δ 39,332)607,130(56.1%)(Δ 207,842)(42.7%, 55.7%, 0.9%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyR+13.0(Δ R+16.1)R+4.3(Δ R+7.3)R+8.7(Δ R+8.7)1,090,869(Δ 217,222)Wikipedia24
1900503,061(45.0%)(Δ 37,448)597,985(53.5%)(Δ -9,145)(44.4%, 52.8%, 1.6%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyR+8.4(Δ D+4.6)R+6.1(Δ R+1.8)R+2.3(Δ D+6.4)1,131,897(Δ 41,028)Wikipedia24
1904327,606(31.8%)(Δ -175,455)632,645(61.5%)(Δ 34,660)(30.4%, 58.8%, 6.4%)Alton B. ParkerTheodore RooseveltR+28.3(Δ R+19.9)R+18.8(Δ R+12.7)R+9.5(Δ R+7.2)1,076,499(Δ -55,398)Wikipedia27
1908450,810(40.4%)(Δ 123,204)629,932(56.5%)(Δ -2,713)(39.0%, 54.5%, 3.0%)William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard TaftR+15.5(Δ D+12.8)R+8.5(Δ D+10.3)R+7.0(Δ D+2.5)1,155,254(Δ 78,755)Wikipedia27
1912405,048(38.8%)(Δ -45,762)386,478(37.0%)(Δ -243,454)(35.3%, 33.7%, 22.1%)Woodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltD+1.6(Δ D+17.1)D+14.4(Δ D+23.0)R+12.8(Δ R+5.8)1,146,173(Δ -9,081)Wikipedia29
1916950,229(43.9%)(Δ 545,181)1,152,549(53.3%)(Δ 766,071)(43.3%, 52.6%, 2.8%)Woodrow WilsonCharles Evans HughesR+9.2(Δ R+10.8)D+3.1(Δ R+11.3)R+12.3(Δ D+0.5)2,192,707(Δ 1,046,534)Wikipedia29
1920534,395(26.3%)(Δ -415,834)1,420,480(70.0%)(Δ 267,931)(25.5%, 67.8%, 3.6%)James M. CoxWarren G. HardingR+42.3(Δ R+33.1)R+26.2(Δ R+29.3)R+16.1(Δ R+3.8)2,094,714(Δ -97,993)Wikipedia29
1924576,975(23.4%)(Δ 42,580)1,453,321(59.0%)(Δ 32,841)(23.4%, 58.8%, 17.5%)John W. DavisCalvin CoolidgeR+35.5(Δ D+6.8)R+25.2(Δ D+1.0)R+10.3(Δ D+5.9)2,470,067(Δ 375,353)Wikipedia29
19281,313,817(42.4%)(Δ 736,842)1,769,141(57.0%)(Δ 315,820)(42.3%, 56.9%, 0.6%)Al SmithHerbert HooverR+14.7(Δ D+20.8)R+17.4(Δ D+7.8)D+2.8(Δ D+13.0)3,107,489(Δ 637,422)Wikipedia29
19321,882,304(55.7%)(Δ 568,487)1,432,756(42.4%)(Δ -336,385)(55.2%, 42.0%, 2.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverD+13.2(Δ D+27.8)D+17.8(Δ D+35.2)R+4.6(Δ R+7.3)3,407,926(Δ 300,437)Wikipedia29
19362,282,999(57.9%)(Δ 400,695)1,570,393(39.8%)(Δ 137,637)(57.7%, 39.7%, 2.3%)Franklin D. RooseveltAlf LandonD+18.0(Δ D+4.8)D+24.3(Δ D+6.5)R+6.2(Δ R+1.7)3,956,522(Δ 548,596)Wikipedia29
19402,149,934(51.1%)(Δ -133,065)2,047,240(48.7%)(Δ 476,847)(51.0%, 48.5%, 0.3%)Franklin D. RooseveltWendell WillkieD+2.4(Δ R+15.6)D+10.0(Δ R+14.3)R+7.5(Δ R+1.3)4,217,935(Δ 261,413)Wikipedia29
19442,079,479(51.7%)(Δ -70,455)1,939,314(48.3%)(Δ -107,926)(51.5%, 48.0%, 0.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. DeweyD+3.5(Δ D+1.0)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)R+4.0(Δ D+3.5)4,036,061(Δ -181,874)Wikipedia28
19481,994,715(50.3%)(Δ -84,764)1,961,103(49.4%)(Δ 21,789)(50.1%, 49.2%, 0.3%)Harry S. TrumanThomas E. DeweyD+0.8(Δ R+2.6)D+4.5(Δ R+3.0)R+3.6(Δ D+0.4)3,984,046(Δ -52,015)Wikipedia28
19522,013,920(44.9%)(Δ 19,205)2,457,327(54.8%)(Δ 496,224)(44.9%, 54.8%, 0.2%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+9.9(Δ R+10.7)R+10.9(Δ R+15.3)D+1.0(Δ D+4.6)4,481,058(Δ 497,012)Wikipedia27
19561,775,682(40.3%)(Δ -238,238)2,623,327(59.5%)(Δ 166,000)(40.3%, 59.5%, 0.2%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+19.2(Δ R+9.3)R+15.4(Δ R+4.5)R+3.8(Δ R+4.8)4,407,407(Δ -73,651)Wikipedia27
19602,377,846(50.0%)(Δ 602,164)2,368,988(49.8%)(Δ -254,339)(50.0%, 49.8%, 0.2%)John F. KennedyRichard NixonD+0.2(Δ D+19.4)D+0.2(Δ D+15.6)D+0.0(Δ D+3.9)4,757,409(Δ 350,002)Wikipedia27
19642,796,833(59.5%)(Δ 418,987)1,905,946(40.5%)(Δ -463,042)(59.5%, 40.5%, 0.0%)Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry GoldwaterD+18.9(Δ D+18.8)D+22.6(Δ D+22.4)R+3.6(Δ R+3.7)4,702,841(Δ -54,568)Wikipedia26
19682,039,814(44.3%)(Δ -757,019)2,174,774(47.2%)(Δ 268,828)(44.2%, 47.1%, 8.5%)Hubert HumphreyRichard NixonR+2.9(Δ R+21.9)R+0.7(Δ R+23.3)R+2.2(Δ D+1.4)4,619,749(Δ -83,092)Wikipedia26
19721,913,472(40.7%)(Δ -126,342)2,788,179(59.3%)(Δ 613,405)(40.5%, 59.0%, 0.1%)George McGovernRichard NixonR+18.5(Δ R+15.6)R+23.1(Δ R+22.4)D+4.6(Δ D+6.8)4,723,236(Δ 103,487)Wikipedia26
19762,271,295(48.4%)(Δ 357,823)2,364,269(50.4%)(Δ -423,910)(48.1%, 50.1%, 1.2%)Jimmy CarterGerald FordR+2.0(Δ D+16.5)D+2.1(Δ D+25.2)R+4.0(Δ R+8.7)4,718,833(Δ -4,403)Wikipedia26
19801,981,413(42.3%)(Δ -289,882)2,358,049(50.3%)(Δ -6,220)(41.7%, 49.6%, 7.3%)Jimmy CarterRonald ReaganR+7.9(Δ R+6.0)R+9.7(Δ R+11.8)D+1.8(Δ D+5.8)4,749,721(Δ 30,888)Wikipedia26
19842,086,499(43.4%)(Δ 105,086)2,707,103(56.4%)(Δ 349,054)(43.3%, 56.2%, 0.2%)Walter MondaleRonald ReaganR+12.9(Δ R+4.9)R+18.2(Δ R+8.5)D+5.3(Δ D+3.5)4,819,088(Δ 69,367)Wikipedia24
19882,215,940(48.8%)(Δ 129,441)2,310,939(50.9%)(Δ -396,164)(48.6%, 50.7%, 0.3%)Michael DukakisGeorge H.W. BushR+2.1(Δ D+10.8)R+7.7(Δ D+10.5)D+5.6(Δ D+0.3)4,559,120(Δ -259,968)Wikipedia24
19922,453,350(48.8%)(Δ 237,410)1,734,096(34.5%)(Δ -576,843)(48.6%, 34.3%, 16.6%)Bill ClintonGeorge H.W. BushD+14.2(Δ D+16.3)D+5.6(Δ D+13.3)D+8.7(Δ D+3.0)5,050,157(Δ 491,037)Wikipedia22
19962,341,744(54.8%)(Δ -111,606)1,587,021(37.1%)(Δ -147,075)(54.3%, 36.8%, 8.0%)Bill ClintonBob DoleD+17.5(Δ D+3.3)D+8.5(Δ D+3.0)D+9.0(Δ D+0.3)4,311,391(Δ -738,766)Wikipedia22
20002,589,026(54.9%)(Δ 247,282)2,019,421(42.9%)(Δ 432,400)(54.6%, 42.6%, 2.2%)Al GoreGeorge W. BushD+12.0(Δ R+5.5)D+0.5(Δ R+8.0)D+11.5(Δ D+2.5)4,742,123(Δ 430,732)Wikipedia22
20042,891,550(54.9%)(Δ 302,524)2,345,946(44.5%)(Δ 326,525)(54.8%, 44.5%, 0.6%)John KerryGeorge W. BushD+10.3(Δ R+1.7)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)D+12.8(Δ D+1.3)5,274,322(Δ 532,199)Wikipedia21
20083,419,348(62.4%)(Δ 527,798)2,031,179(37.1%)(Δ -314,767)(61.9%, 36.8%, 0.6%)Barack ObamaJohn McCainD+25.1(Δ D+14.8)D+7.3(Δ D+9.7)D+17.9(Δ D+5.1)5,522,371(Δ 248,049)Wikipedia21
20123,019,512(57.9%)(Δ -399,836)2,135,216(41.0%)(Δ 104,037)(57.6%, 40.7%, 1.1%)Barack ObamaMitt RomneyD+16.9(Δ R+8.3)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)D+13.0(Δ R+4.9)5,242,014(Δ -280,357)Wikipedia20
20163,090,729(56.7%)(Δ 71,217)2,146,015(39.4%)(Δ 10,799)(55.8%, 38.8%, 3.8%)Hillary ClintonDonald TrumpD+17.1(Δ D+0.2)D+2.1(Δ R+1.8)D+15.0(Δ D+2.0)5,536,424(Δ 294,410)Wikipedia20
20203,471,915(58.0%)(Δ 381,186)2,446,891(40.9%)(Δ 300,876)(57.5%, 40.6%, 1.1%)Joe BidenDonald TrumpD+17.0(Δ R+0.1)D+4.5(Δ D+2.4)D+12.5(Δ R+2.4)6,033,744(Δ 497,320)Wikipedia20
20243,062,863(54.8%)(Δ -409,052)2,449,079(43.8%)(Δ 2,188)(54.4%, 43.5%, 1.4%)Kamala HarrisDonald TrumpD+10.9(Δ R+6.1)R+1.5(Δ R+5.9)D+12.4(Δ R+0.2)5,633,310(Δ -400,434)Wikipedia19

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
State Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

Illinois (IL) — Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
1864158,724(45.6%)189,512(54.4%)(45.6%, 54.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.02%-0.02%
1868199,116(44.3%)(Δ 40,392)250,304(55.7%)(Δ 60,792)(44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.00%0.00%
1872184,884(43.0%)(Δ -14,232)241,936(56.3%)(Δ -8,368)(43.0%, 56.3%, 0.7%)3,151(0.7%)Charles O'Conor0.73%3,1510.73%0.63%0.10%
1876258,611(46.7%)(Δ 73,727)278,232(50.2%)(Δ 36,296)(46.7%, 50.2%, 3.1%)17,207(3.1%)Peter Cooper3.10%17,3843.14%1.16%1.98%
1880277,321(44.6%)(Δ 18,710)318,037(51.2%)(Δ 39,805)(44.6%, 51.1%, 4.2%)26,358(4.2%)James Weaver4.24%26,9544.33%3.47%0.86%
1884312,351(47.2%)(Δ 35,030)337,469(51.0%)(Δ 19,432)(46.4%, 50.2%, 1.8%)12,074(1.8%)John St. John1.79%22,8503.40%2.87%0.53%
1888348,351(47.0%)(Δ 36,000)370,475(50.0%)(Δ 33,006)(46.6%, 49.5%, 2.9%)21,703(2.9%)Clinton Fisk2.90%28,9873.88%3.57%0.30%
1892426,281(50.1%)(Δ 77,930)399,288(46.9%)(Δ 28,813)(48.8%, 45.7%, 3.0%)25,871(3.0%)John Bidwell2.96%48,0785.50%10.97%-5.46%
1896465,613(43.0%)(Δ 39,332)607,130(56.1%)(Δ 207,842)(42.7%, 55.7%, 0.9%)9,796(0.9%)Joshua Levering0.90%18,1261.66%2.27%-0.60%
1900503,061(45.0%)(Δ 37,448)597,985(53.5%)(Δ -9,145)(44.4%, 52.8%, 1.6%)17,626(1.6%)John Woolley1.56%30,8512.73%2.84%-0.12%
1904327,606(31.8%)(Δ -175,455)632,645(61.5%)(Δ 34,660)(30.4%, 58.8%, 6.4%)69,225(6.7%)Eugene V. Debs6.43%116,24810.80%5.99%4.80%
1908450,810(40.4%)(Δ 123,204)629,932(56.5%)(Δ -2,713)(39.0%, 54.5%, 3.0%)34,711(3.1%)Eugene V. Debs3.00%74,5126.45%5.39%1.06%
1912405,048(38.8%)(Δ -45,762)386,478(37.0%)(Δ -243,454)(35.3%, 33.7%, 22.1%)253,593(24.3%)William H. Taft22.13%354,64730.94%30.74%0.20%
1916950,229(43.9%)(Δ 545,181)1,152,549(53.3%)(Δ 766,071)(43.3%, 52.6%, 2.8%)61,394(2.8%)Allan Benson2.80%89,9294.10%4.64%-0.54%
1920534,395(26.3%)(Δ -415,834)1,420,480(70.0%)(Δ 267,931)(25.5%, 67.8%, 3.6%)74,747(3.7%)Eugene Debs3.57%139,8396.68%5.53%1.14%
1924576,975(23.4%)(Δ 42,580)1,453,321(59.0%)(Δ 32,841)(23.4%, 58.8%, 17.5%)432,027(17.5%)Robert La Follette17.49%439,77117.80%17.14%0.66%
19281,313,817(42.4%)(Δ 736,842)1,769,141(57.0%)(Δ 315,820)(42.3%, 56.9%, 0.6%)19,138(0.6%)Norman Thomas0.62%24,5310.79%0.99%-0.20%
19321,882,304(55.7%)(Δ 568,487)1,432,756(42.4%)(Δ -336,385)(55.2%, 42.0%, 2.0%)67,258(2.0%)Thomas/Maurer1.97%92,8662.73%2.94%-0.22%
19362,282,999(57.9%)(Δ 400,695)1,570,393(39.8%)(Δ 137,637)(57.7%, 39.7%, 2.3%)89,439(2.3%)William Lemke2.26%103,1302.61%2.66%-0.05%
19402,149,934(51.1%)(Δ -133,065)2,047,240(48.7%)(Δ 476,847)(51.0%, 48.5%, 0.3%)10,914(0.3%)Norman Thomas0.26%20,7610.49%0.48%0.01%
19442,079,479(51.7%)(Δ -70,455)1,939,314(48.3%)(Δ -107,926)(51.5%, 48.0%, 0.0%)180(0.0%)Norman Thomas0.00%17,2680.43%0.72%-0.29%
19481,994,715(50.3%)(Δ -84,764)1,961,103(49.4%)(Δ 21,789)(50.1%, 49.2%, 0.3%)11,522(0.3%)Norman Thomas0.29%28,2280.71%5.38%-4.67%
19522,013,920(44.9%)(Δ 19,205)2,457,327(54.8%)(Δ 496,224)(44.9%, 54.8%, 0.2%)9,363(0.2%)Eric Hass0.21%9,8110.22%0.49%-0.27%
19561,775,682(40.3%)(Δ -238,238)2,623,327(59.5%)(Δ 166,000)(40.3%, 59.5%, 0.2%)8,342(0.2%)Eric Hass0.19%8,3980.19%0.67%-0.48%
19602,377,846(50.0%)(Δ 602,164)2,368,988(49.8%)(Δ -254,339)(50.0%, 49.8%, 0.2%)10,560(0.2%)Eric Hass0.22%10,5750.22%0.73%-0.51%
19642,796,833(59.5%)(Δ 418,987)1,905,946(40.5%)(Δ -463,042)(59.5%, 40.5%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%620.00%0.48%-0.48%
19682,039,814(44.3%)(Δ -757,019)2,174,774(47.2%)(Δ 268,828)(44.2%, 47.1%, 8.5%)390,958(8.5%)George Wallace8.46%405,1618.77%13.86%-5.09%
19721,913,472(40.7%)(Δ -126,342)2,788,179(59.3%)(Δ 613,405)(40.5%, 59.0%, 0.1%)2,471(0.1%)John Schmitz0.05%21,5850.46%1.80%-1.35%
19762,271,295(48.4%)(Δ 357,823)2,364,269(50.4%)(Δ -423,910)(48.1%, 50.1%, 1.2%)55,939(1.2%)Eugene McCarthy1.19%83,2691.76%1.90%-0.14%
19801,981,413(42.3%)(Δ -289,882)2,358,049(50.3%)(Δ -6,220)(41.7%, 49.6%, 7.3%)346,754(7.4%)John Anderson7.30%410,2598.64%8.24%0.40%
19842,086,499(43.4%)(Δ 105,086)2,707,103(56.4%)(Δ 349,054)(43.3%, 56.2%, 0.2%)10,086(0.2%)David Bergland0.21%25,4860.53%0.67%-0.14%
19882,215,940(48.8%)(Δ 129,441)2,310,939(50.9%)(Δ -396,164)(48.6%, 50.7%, 0.3%)14,944(0.3%)Ron Paul0.33%32,2410.71%0.98%-0.27%
19922,453,350(48.8%)(Δ 237,410)1,734,096(34.5%)(Δ -576,843)(48.6%, 34.3%, 16.6%)840,515(16.7%)Ross Perot16.64%862,71117.08%19.55%-2.46%
19962,341,744(54.8%)(Δ -111,606)1,587,021(37.1%)(Δ -147,075)(54.3%, 36.8%, 8.0%)346,408(8.1%)Ross Perot8.03%382,6268.87%10.05%-1.18%
20002,589,026(54.9%)(Δ 247,282)2,019,421(42.9%)(Δ 432,400)(54.6%, 42.6%, 2.2%)103,759(2.2%)Ralph Nader2.19%133,6762.82%3.75%-0.93%
20042,891,550(54.9%)(Δ 302,524)2,345,946(44.5%)(Δ 326,525)(54.8%, 44.5%, 0.6%)32,442(0.6%)Michael Badnarik0.62%36,8260.70%1.00%-0.30%
20083,419,348(62.4%)(Δ 527,798)2,031,179(37.1%)(Δ -314,767)(61.9%, 36.8%, 0.6%)30,948(0.6%)Ralph Nader0.56%71,8441.30%1.42%-0.12%
20123,019,512(57.9%)(Δ -399,836)2,135,216(41.0%)(Δ 104,037)(57.6%, 40.7%, 1.1%)56,229(1.1%)Johnson/Gray1.07%87,2861.67%1.73%-0.07%
20163,090,729(56.7%)(Δ 71,217)2,146,015(39.4%)(Δ 10,799)(55.8%, 38.8%, 3.8%)209,596(3.8%)Johnson/Weld3.79%299,6805.41%5.73%-0.32%
20203,471,915(58.0%)(Δ 381,186)2,446,891(40.9%)(Δ 300,876)(57.5%, 40.6%, 1.1%)66,544(1.1%)Jorgensen/Cohen1.10%114,9381.90%1.84%0.06%
20243,062,863(54.8%)(Δ -409,052)2,449,079(43.8%)(Δ 2,188)(54.4%, 43.5%, 1.4%)80,426(1.4%)Kennedy/Shanahan1.43%121,3682.15%1.88%0.27%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

Illinois (IL) — Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. MarginEVs
1864158,724(45.6%)189,512(54.4%)(45.6%, 54.4%, 0.0%)R+8.8R+10.1D+1.216
1868199,116(44.3%)(Δ 40,392)250,304(55.7%)(Δ 60,792)(44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%)R+11.4(Δ R+2.5)R+5.3(Δ D+4.8)R+6.1(Δ R+7.3)16
1872184,884(43.3%)(Δ -14,232)241,936(56.7%)(Δ -8,368)(43.0%, 56.3%, 0.7%)R+13.4(Δ R+2.0)R+11.9(Δ R+6.5)R+1.5(Δ D+4.6)21
1876258,611(48.2%)(Δ 73,727)278,232(51.8%)(Δ 36,296)(46.7%, 50.2%, 3.1%)R+3.7(Δ D+9.7)D+3.0(Δ D+14.9)R+6.7(Δ R+5.2)21
1880277,321(46.6%)(Δ 18,710)318,037(53.4%)(Δ 39,805)(44.6%, 51.1%, 4.2%)R+6.8(Δ R+3.2)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)R+6.7(Δ R+0.0)21
1884312,351(48.1%)(Δ 35,030)337,469(51.9%)(Δ 19,432)(46.4%, 50.2%, 1.8%)R+3.9(Δ D+3.0)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)R+4.5(Δ D+2.3)22
1888348,351(48.5%)(Δ 36,000)370,475(51.5%)(Δ 33,006)(46.6%, 49.5%, 2.9%)R+3.1(Δ D+0.8)D+0.9(Δ D+0.3)R+3.9(Δ D+0.5)22
1892426,281(51.6%)(Δ 77,930)399,288(48.4%)(Δ 28,813)(48.8%, 45.7%, 3.0%)D+3.3(Δ D+6.3)D+3.4(Δ D+2.5)R+0.1(Δ D+3.8)24
1896465,613(43.4%)(Δ 39,332)607,130(56.6%)(Δ 207,842)(42.7%, 55.7%, 0.9%)R+13.2(Δ R+16.5)R+4.4(Δ R+7.8)R+8.8(Δ R+8.7)24
1900503,061(45.7%)(Δ 37,448)597,985(54.3%)(Δ -9,145)(44.4%, 52.8%, 1.6%)R+8.6(Δ D+4.6)R+6.3(Δ R+1.9)R+2.3(Δ D+6.5)24
1904327,606(34.1%)(Δ -175,455)632,645(65.9%)(Δ 34,660)(30.4%, 58.8%, 6.4%)R+31.8(Δ R+23.1)R+20.0(Δ R+13.7)R+11.7(Δ R+9.4)27
1908450,810(41.7%)(Δ 123,204)629,932(58.3%)(Δ -2,713)(39.0%, 54.5%, 3.0%)R+16.6(Δ D+15.2)R+9.0(Δ D+11.0)R+7.6(Δ D+4.2)27
1912405,048(51.2%)(Δ -45,762)386,478(48.8%)(Δ -243,454)(35.3%, 33.7%, 22.1%)D+2.3(Δ D+18.9)D+20.9(Δ D+29.9)R+18.5(Δ R+11.0)29
1916950,229(45.2%)(Δ 545,181)1,152,549(54.8%)(Δ 766,071)(43.3%, 52.6%, 2.8%)R+9.6(Δ R+12.0)D+3.3(Δ R+17.6)R+12.9(Δ D+5.6)29
1920534,395(27.3%)(Δ -415,834)1,420,480(72.7%)(Δ 267,931)(25.5%, 67.8%, 3.6%)R+45.3(Δ R+35.7)R+27.7(Δ R+31.0)R+17.6(Δ R+4.7)29
1924576,975(28.4%)(Δ 42,580)1,453,321(71.6%)(Δ 32,841)(23.4%, 58.8%, 17.5%)R+43.2(Δ D+2.2)R+30.4(Δ R+2.7)R+12.7(Δ D+4.9)29
19281,313,817(42.6%)(Δ 736,842)1,769,141(57.4%)(Δ 315,820)(42.3%, 56.9%, 0.6%)R+14.8(Δ D+28.4)R+17.6(Δ D+12.8)D+2.8(Δ D+15.6)29
19321,882,304(56.8%)(Δ 568,487)1,432,756(43.2%)(Δ -336,385)(55.2%, 42.0%, 2.0%)D+13.6(Δ D+28.3)D+18.3(Δ D+35.9)R+4.7(Δ R+7.6)29
19362,282,999(59.2%)(Δ 400,695)1,570,393(40.8%)(Δ 137,637)(57.7%, 39.7%, 2.3%)D+18.5(Δ D+4.9)D+24.9(Δ D+6.6)R+6.4(Δ R+1.7)29
19402,149,934(51.2%)(Δ -133,065)2,047,240(48.8%)(Δ 476,847)(51.0%, 48.5%, 0.3%)D+2.4(Δ R+16.0)D+10.0(Δ R+14.9)R+7.6(Δ R+1.1)29
19442,079,479(51.7%)(Δ -70,455)1,939,314(48.3%)(Δ -107,926)(51.5%, 48.0%, 0.0%)D+3.5(Δ D+1.0)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)R+4.1(Δ D+3.5)28
19481,994,715(50.4%)(Δ -84,764)1,961,103(49.6%)(Δ 21,789)(50.1%, 49.2%, 0.3%)D+0.8(Δ R+2.6)D+4.7(Δ R+2.8)R+3.9(Δ D+0.2)28
19522,013,920(45.0%)(Δ 19,205)2,457,327(55.0%)(Δ 496,224)(44.9%, 54.8%, 0.2%)R+9.9(Δ R+10.8)R+10.9(Δ R+15.6)D+1.0(Δ D+4.9)27
19561,775,682(40.4%)(Δ -238,238)2,623,327(59.6%)(Δ 166,000)(40.3%, 59.5%, 0.2%)R+19.3(Δ R+9.4)R+15.5(Δ R+4.6)R+3.8(Δ R+4.8)27
19602,377,846(50.1%)(Δ 602,164)2,368,988(49.9%)(Δ -254,339)(50.0%, 49.8%, 0.2%)D+0.2(Δ D+19.5)D+0.2(Δ D+15.7)D+0.0(Δ D+3.8)27
19642,796,833(59.5%)(Δ 418,987)1,905,946(40.5%)(Δ -463,042)(59.5%, 40.5%, 0.0%)D+18.9(Δ D+18.8)D+22.7(Δ D+22.5)R+3.7(Δ R+3.8)26
19682,039,814(48.4%)(Δ -757,019)2,174,774(51.6%)(Δ 268,828)(44.2%, 47.1%, 8.5%)R+3.2(Δ R+22.1)R+0.8(Δ R+23.5)R+2.4(Δ D+1.4)26
19721,913,472(40.7%)(Δ -126,342)2,788,179(59.3%)(Δ 613,405)(40.5%, 59.0%, 0.1%)R+18.6(Δ R+15.4)R+23.6(Δ R+22.8)D+5.0(Δ D+7.4)26
19762,271,295(49.0%)(Δ 357,823)2,364,269(51.0%)(Δ -423,910)(48.1%, 50.1%, 1.2%)R+2.0(Δ D+16.6)D+2.1(Δ D+25.7)R+4.1(Δ R+9.1)26
19801,981,413(45.7%)(Δ -289,882)2,358,049(54.3%)(Δ -6,220)(41.7%, 49.6%, 7.3%)R+8.7(Δ R+6.7)R+10.6(Δ R+12.7)D+1.9(Δ D+6.0)26
19842,086,499(43.5%)(Δ 105,086)2,707,103(56.5%)(Δ 349,054)(43.3%, 56.2%, 0.2%)R+12.9(Δ R+4.3)R+18.3(Δ R+7.7)D+5.4(Δ D+3.5)24
19882,215,940(49.0%)(Δ 129,441)2,310,939(51.0%)(Δ -396,164)(48.6%, 50.7%, 0.3%)R+2.1(Δ D+10.8)R+7.8(Δ D+10.5)D+5.7(Δ D+0.3)24
19922,453,350(58.6%)(Δ 237,410)1,734,096(41.4%)(Δ -576,843)(48.6%, 34.3%, 16.6%)D+17.2(Δ D+19.3)D+6.9(Δ D+14.7)D+10.3(Δ D+4.6)22
19962,341,744(59.6%)(Δ -111,606)1,587,021(40.4%)(Δ -147,075)(54.3%, 36.8%, 8.0%)D+19.2(Δ D+2.0)D+9.5(Δ D+2.6)D+9.7(Δ R+0.5)22
20002,589,026(56.2%)(Δ 247,282)2,019,421(43.8%)(Δ 432,400)(54.6%, 42.6%, 2.2%)D+12.4(Δ R+6.9)D+0.5(Δ R+8.9)D+11.8(Δ D+2.1)22
20042,891,550(55.2%)(Δ 302,524)2,345,946(44.8%)(Δ 326,525)(54.8%, 44.5%, 0.6%)D+10.4(Δ R+1.9)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)D+12.9(Δ D+1.1)21
20083,419,348(62.7%)(Δ 527,798)2,031,179(37.3%)(Δ -314,767)(61.9%, 36.8%, 0.6%)D+25.5(Δ D+15.1)D+7.4(Δ D+9.9)D+18.1(Δ D+5.2)21
20123,019,512(58.6%)(Δ -399,836)2,135,216(41.4%)(Δ 104,037)(57.6%, 40.7%, 1.1%)D+17.2(Δ R+8.3)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)D+13.2(Δ R+4.9)20
20163,090,729(59.0%)(Δ 71,217)2,146,015(41.0%)(Δ 10,799)(55.8%, 38.8%, 3.8%)D+18.0(Δ D+0.9)D+2.2(Δ R+1.7)D+15.8(Δ D+2.6)20
20203,471,915(58.7%)(Δ 381,186)2,446,891(41.3%)(Δ 300,876)(57.5%, 40.6%, 1.1%)D+17.3(Δ R+0.7)D+4.5(Δ D+2.3)D+12.8(Δ R+3.0)20
20243,062,863(55.6%)(Δ -409,052)2,449,079(44.4%)(Δ 2,188)(54.4%, 43.5%, 1.4%)D+11.1(Δ R+6.2)R+1.5(Δ R+6.0)D+12.6(Δ R+0.1)19

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

Illinois (IL) — Senate Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)ClassD Cand.R Cand.Senate MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSource
19781,448,187(45.5%)1,698,711(53.3%)(45.5%, 53.3%, 0.5%)IIALEX SMITHCHARLES H. PEREYR+7.9D+3.0(Δ R+9.3)R+10.83,184,764
19802,565,302(56.0%)1,946,296(42.5%)(56.0%, 42.5%, 0.6%)IIIALAN J. DIXONDAVID C. O'NEALD+13.5D+11.0(Δ D+8.0)D+2.54,580,029
19842,397,165(50.1%)(Δ 948,978)2,308,039(48.2%)(Δ 609,328)(50.1%, 48.2%, 1.2%)IIPAUL SIMONCHARLES H. PERCYD+1.9(Δ D+9.7)R+1.4(Δ R+14.8)D+3.3(Δ D+14.1)4,787,335(Δ 1,602,571)
19862,033,783(65.1%)(Δ -531,519)1,053,734(33.7%)(Δ -892,562)(65.1%, 33.7%, 0.5%)IIIALAN J. DIXONJUDY KOEHLERD+31.4(Δ D+17.9)D+2.3(Δ D+3.7)D+29.1(Δ D+26.5)3,122,883(Δ -1,457,146)
19902,115,377(65.1%)(Δ -281,788)1,135,628(34.9%)(Δ -1,172,411)(65.1%, 34.9%, 0.0%)IIPAUL SIMONLYNN MARTIND+30.1(Δ D+28.3)D+4.5(Δ R+1.4)D+25.6(Δ D+22.4)3,251,005(Δ -1,536,330)
19922,631,229(53.3%)(Δ 597,446)2,126,833(43.1%)(Δ 1,073,099)(53.3%, 43.1%, 2.0%)IIICAROL MOSELEY-BRAUNRICHARD S. WILLIAMSOND+10.2(Δ R+21.2)D+5.4(Δ D+0.9)D+4.8(Δ R+24.2)4,939,558(Δ 1,816,675)
19962,384,028(56.1%)(Δ 268,651)1,728,824(40.7%)(Δ 593,196)(56.1%, 40.7%, 1.4%)IIRICHARD J. DURBINAL SALVID+15.4(Δ R+14.7)R+1.5(Δ D+4.4)D+16.9(Δ R+8.8)4,250,722(Δ 999,717)
19981,610,496(47.4%)(Δ -1,020,733)1,709,041(50.3%)(Δ -417,792)(47.4%, 50.3%, 2.2%)IIICAROL MOSELEY-BRAUNPETER G. FITZGERALDR+2.9(Δ R+13.1)D+1.3(Δ D+2.8)R+4.2(Δ R+9.0)3,394,521(Δ -1,545,037)
20022,103,766(60.3%)(Δ -280,262)1,325,703(38.0%)(Δ -403,121)(60.3%, 38.0%, 1.6%)IIRICHARD J. DURBINJIM DURKIND+22.3(Δ D+6.9)R+4.1(Δ R+4.2)D+26.4(Δ D+9.5)3,486,851(Δ -763,871)
20043,597,456(70.0%)(Δ 1,986,960)1,390,690(27.1%)(Δ -318,351)(70.0%, 27.0%, 1.6%)IIIBARACK OBAMAALAN KEYESD+42.9(Δ D+45.8)D+4.3(Δ D+8.4)D+38.7(Δ D+42.9)5,141,520(Δ 1,746,999)
20083,615,844(67.8%)(Δ 1,512,078)1,520,621(28.5%)(Δ 194,918)(67.8%, 28.5%, 2.2%)IIRICHARD J. DURBINSTEVE SAUERBERGD+39.3(Δ D+17.0)D+7.5(Δ R+5.7)D+31.8(Δ D+5.4)5,329,884(Δ 1,843,033)
20141,929,637(53.5%)(Δ -1,686,207)1,538,522(42.7%)(Δ 17,901)(53.5%, 42.7%, 3.8%)IIRICHARD J. DURBINJAMES D. "JIM" OBERWEISD+10.9(Δ R+28.5)R+7.2(Δ R+19.5)D+18.0(Δ R+13.8)3,603,519(Δ -1,726,365)
20163,012,940(54.9%)(Δ -584,516)2,184,692(39.8%)(Δ 794,002)(54.9%, 39.8%, 3.2%)IIITAMMY DUCKWORTHMARK KIRKD+15.1(Δ R+27.8)D+6.0(Δ D+13.1)D+9.1(Δ R+29.6)5,491,878(Δ 350,358)
20203,278,930(54.9%)(Δ 1,349,293)2,319,870(38.9%)(Δ 781,348)(54.9%, 38.9%, 4.0%)IIRICHARD J. DURBINMARK C. CURRAN JR.D+16.1(Δ D+5.2)R+2.3(Δ R+19.1)D+18.3(Δ D+0.3)5,968,901(Δ 2,365,382)
20222,329,136(18.9%)(Δ -683,804)1,701,055(13.8%)(Δ -483,637)(18.9%, 13.8%, 33.3%)IIITammy DuckworthKathy SalviD+5.1(Δ R+10.0)R+2.4(Δ R+0.1)D+7.5(Δ R+1.6)12,296,840(Δ 6,804,962)Wikipedia

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Class
Senate class (I, II, or III) for this race.
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
Senate Margin
Senate margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).

Illinois (IL) — Senate Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
19781,448,187(45.5%)1,698,711(53.3%)(45.5%, 53.3%, 0.5%)37,707(1.2%)BRUCE LEE GREEN0.51%37,7071.18%1.77%-0.58%
19802,565,302(56.0%)1,946,296(42.5%)(56.0%, 42.5%, 0.6%)68,335(1.5%)BRUCE GREEN0.64%68,3351.49%3.33%-1.84%
19842,397,165(50.1%)(Δ 948,978)2,308,039(48.2%)(Δ 609,328)(50.1%, 48.2%, 1.2%)82,131(1.7%)STEVEN I. GIVOT1.25%82,1311.72%0.86%0.85%
19862,033,783(65.1%)(Δ -531,519)1,053,734(33.7%)(Δ -892,562)(65.1%, 33.7%, 0.5%)35,366(1.1%)ELINAR V. DYHRKOPP0.51%35,3661.13%1.68%-0.55%
19902,115,377(65.1%)(Δ -281,788)1,135,628(34.9%)(Δ -1,172,411)(65.1%, 34.9%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.81%-1.81%
19922,631,229(53.3%)(Δ 597,446)2,126,833(43.1%)(Δ 1,073,099)(53.3%, 43.1%, 2.0%)181,468(3.7%)CHAD KOPPIE2.03%181,4683.67%5.04%-1.37%
19962,384,028(56.1%)(Δ 268,651)1,728,824(40.7%)(Δ 593,196)(56.1%, 40.7%, 1.4%)133,642(3.1%)STEVEN H. PERRY1.44%133,6423.14%2.64%0.51%
19981,610,496(47.4%)(Δ -1,020,733)1,709,041(50.3%)(Δ -417,792)(47.4%, 50.3%, 2.2%)74,984(2.2%)DON A. TORGERSEN2.20%74,9842.21%3.30%-1.09%
20022,103,766(60.3%)(Δ -280,262)1,325,703(38.0%)(Δ -403,121)(60.3%, 38.0%, 1.6%)57,382(1.6%)STEVEN BURGAUER1.65%57,3821.65%4.10%-2.45%
20043,597,456(70.0%)(Δ 1,986,960)1,390,690(27.1%)(Δ -318,351)(70.0%, 27.0%, 1.6%)150,417(2.9%)ALBERT J. FRANZEN1.58%150,4172.93%3.46%-0.54%
20083,615,844(67.8%)(Δ 1,512,078)1,520,621(28.5%)(Δ 194,918)(67.8%, 28.5%, 2.2%)193,418(3.6%)KATHY CUMMINGS2.24%193,4183.63%3.51%0.12%
20141,929,637(53.5%)(Δ -1,686,207)1,538,522(42.7%)(Δ 17,901)(53.5%, 42.7%, 3.8%)135,316(3.8%)SHARON HANSEN3.76%135,3163.76%4.37%-0.62%
20163,012,940(54.9%)(Δ -584,516)2,184,692(39.8%)(Δ 794,002)(54.9%, 39.8%, 3.2%)293,607(5.3%)KENTON MCMILLEN3.20%293,6075.35%4.46%0.88%
20203,278,930(54.9%)(Δ 1,349,293)2,319,870(38.9%)(Δ 781,348)(54.9%, 38.9%, 4.0%)370,101(6.2%)WILLIE L. WILSON3.98%370,1016.20%3.96%2.24%
20222,329,136(18.9%)(Δ -683,804)1,701,055(13.8%)(Δ -483,637)(18.9%, 13.8%, 33.3%)8,266,649(67.2%)68,70533.33%8,266,64967.23%15.16%52.07%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

Illinois (IL) — Senate Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. Margin
19781,448,187(46.0%)1,698,711(54.0%)(45.5%, 53.3%, 0.5%)R+8.0D+3.0(Δ R+9.8)R+11.0
19802,565,302(56.9%)1,946,296(43.1%)(56.0%, 42.5%, 0.6%)D+13.7D+11.9(Δ D+8.9)D+1.8
19842,397,165(50.9%)(Δ 948,978)2,308,039(49.1%)(Δ 609,328)(50.1%, 48.2%, 1.2%)D+1.9(Δ D+9.9)R+1.4(Δ R+15.5)D+3.3(Δ D+14.3)
19862,033,783(65.9%)(Δ -531,519)1,053,734(34.1%)(Δ -892,562)(65.1%, 33.7%, 0.5%)D+31.7(Δ D+18.0)D+2.4(Δ D+3.8)D+29.4(Δ D+27.5)
19902,115,377(65.1%)(Δ -281,788)1,135,628(34.9%)(Δ -1,172,411)(65.1%, 34.9%, 0.0%)D+30.1(Δ D+28.2)D+4.6(Δ R+1.4)D+25.6(Δ D+22.3)
19922,631,229(55.3%)(Δ 597,446)2,126,833(44.7%)(Δ 1,073,099)(53.3%, 43.1%, 2.0%)D+10.6(Δ R+21.1)D+5.8(Δ D+1.2)D+4.8(Δ R+24.6)
19962,384,028(58.0%)(Δ 268,651)1,728,824(42.0%)(Δ 593,196)(56.1%, 40.7%, 1.4%)D+15.9(Δ R+14.2)R+1.5(Δ D+4.8)D+17.4(Δ R+8.1)
19981,610,496(48.5%)(Δ -1,020,733)1,709,041(51.5%)(Δ -417,792)(47.4%, 50.3%, 2.2%)R+3.0(Δ R+13.6)D+1.5(Δ D+3.0)R+4.5(Δ R+9.2)
20022,103,766(61.3%)(Δ -280,262)1,325,703(38.7%)(Δ -403,121)(60.3%, 38.0%, 1.6%)D+22.7(Δ D+6.8)R+4.4(Δ R+4.5)D+27.1(Δ D+9.7)
20043,597,456(72.1%)(Δ 1,986,960)1,390,690(27.9%)(Δ -318,351)(70.0%, 27.0%, 1.6%)D+44.2(Δ D+47.2)D+4.4(Δ D+8.9)D+39.8(Δ D+44.3)
20083,615,844(70.4%)(Δ 1,512,078)1,520,621(29.6%)(Δ 194,918)(67.8%, 28.5%, 2.2%)D+40.8(Δ D+18.1)D+7.8(Δ R+6.4)D+33.0(Δ D+5.9)
20141,929,637(55.6%)(Δ -1,686,207)1,538,522(44.4%)(Δ 17,901)(53.5%, 42.7%, 3.8%)D+11.3(Δ R+29.5)R+7.5(Δ R+20.9)D+18.8(Δ R+14.2)
20163,012,940(58.0%)(Δ -584,516)2,184,692(42.0%)(Δ 794,002)(54.9%, 39.8%, 3.2%)D+15.9(Δ R+28.3)D+6.9(Δ D+14.4)D+9.0(Δ R+30.8)
20203,278,930(58.6%)(Δ 1,349,293)2,319,870(41.4%)(Δ 781,348)(54.9%, 38.9%, 4.0%)D+17.1(Δ D+5.9)R+2.4(Δ R+21.1)D+19.5(Δ D+0.7)
20222,329,136(57.8%)(Δ -683,804)1,701,055(42.2%)(Δ -483,637)(18.9%, 13.8%, 33.3%)D+15.6(Δ R+0.4)R+2.8(Δ R+0.5)D+18.4(Δ D+9.4)

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).