| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | D Cand. | R Cand. | State Margin | Nat. Margin | Rel. Margin | Total votes | Source | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 361,986(49.5%) | 368,735(50.5%) | (49.5%, 50.5%, 0.0%) | George B. McClellan | Abraham Lincoln | R+0.9 | R+10.1 | D+9.2 | 730,721 | Wikipedia | 33 |
| 1868 | 429,883(50.6%)(Δ 67,897) | 419,888(49.4%)(Δ 51,153) | (50.6%, 49.4%, 0.0%) | Horatio Seymour | Ulysses S. Grant | D+1.2(Δ D+2.1) | R+5.3(Δ D+4.8) | D+6.5(Δ R+2.7) | 849,771(Δ 119,050) | Wikipedia | 33 |
| 1872 | 387,282(46.8%)(Δ -42,601) | 440,738(53.2%)(Δ 20,850) | (46.8%, 53.2%, 0.0%) | Horace Greeley | Ulysses S. Grant | R+6.5(Δ R+7.6) | R+11.8(Δ R+6.5) | D+5.3(Δ R+1.2) | 828,020(Δ -21,751) | Wikipedia | 35 |
| 1876 | 521,949(51.5%)(Δ 134,667) | 489,207(48.3%)(Δ 48,469) | (51.4%, 48.2%, 0.2%) | Samuel J. Tilden | Rutherford B. Hayes | D+3.2(Δ D+9.7) | D+3.0(Δ D+14.8) | D+0.2(Δ R+5.1) | 1,015,503(Δ 187,483) | Wikipedia | 35 |
| 1880 | 534,511(48.5%)(Δ 12,562) | 555,544(50.4%)(Δ 66,337) | (48.4%, 50.3%, 1.1%) | Winfield Scott Hancock | James A. Garfield | R+1.9(Δ R+5.1) | R+0.1(Δ R+3.1) | R+1.8(Δ R+2.0) | 1,103,945(Δ 88,442) | Wikipedia | 35 |
| 1884 | 563,154(49.0%)(Δ 28,643) | 562,005(48.9%)(Δ 6,461) | (48.2%, 48.2%, 2.1%) | Grover Cleveland | James G. Blaine | D+0.1(Δ D+2.0) | D+0.6(Δ D+0.7) | R+0.5(Δ D+1.3) | 1,167,169(Δ 63,224) | Wikipedia | 36 |
| 1888 | 635,965(48.3%)(Δ 72,811) | 650,338(49.4%)(Δ 88,333) | (48.2%, 49.3%, 2.3%) | Grover Cleveland | Benjamin Harrison | R+1.1(Δ R+1.2) | D+0.8(Δ D+0.3) | R+1.9(Δ R+1.4) | 1,319,748(Δ 152,579) | Wikipedia | 36 |
| 1892 | 654,868(50.3%)(Δ 18,903) | 609,350(46.8%)(Δ -40,988) | (49.0%, 45.6%, 2.9%) | Grover Cleveland | Benjamin Harrison | D+3.4(Δ D+4.5) | D+3.0(Δ D+2.2) | D+0.4(Δ D+2.3) | 1,336,793(Δ 17,045) | Wikipedia | 36 |
| 1896 | 551,369(39.7%)(Δ -103,499) | 819,838(59.0%)(Δ 210,488) | (38.7%, 57.6%, 1.3%) | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | R+18.9(Δ R+22.3) | R+4.3(Δ R+7.3) | R+14.5(Δ R+14.9) | 1,423,876(Δ 87,083) | Wikipedia | 36 |
| 1900 | 678,462(44.6%)(Δ 127,093) | 822,013(54.0%)(Δ 2,175) | (43.8%, 53.1%, 1.4%) | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | R+9.3(Δ D+9.6) | R+6.1(Δ R+1.8) | R+3.1(Δ D+11.4) | 1,548,042(Δ 124,166) | Wikipedia | 36 |
| 1904 | 683,981(43.3%)(Δ 5,519) | 859,533(54.4%)(Δ 37,520) | (42.3%, 53.1%, 2.3%) | Alton B. Parker | Theodore Roosevelt | R+10.9(Δ R+1.6) | R+18.8(Δ R+12.7) | D+8.0(Δ D+11.1) | 1,617,770(Δ 69,728) | Wikipedia | 39 |
| 1908 | 667,468(42.4%)(Δ -16,513) | 870,070(55.2%)(Δ 10,537) | (40.7%, 53.1%, 2.3%) | William Jennings Bryan | William Howard Taft | R+12.4(Δ R+1.5) | R+8.5(Δ D+10.3) | R+3.8(Δ R+11.8) | 1,638,350(Δ 20,580) | Wikipedia | 39 |
| 1912 | 655,573(43.7%)(Δ -11,895) | 390,093(26.0%)(Δ -479,977) | (41.3%, 24.6%, 28.7%) | Woodrow Wilson | Theodore Roosevelt | D+16.7(Δ D+29.1) | D+14.4(Δ D+23.0) | D+2.3(Δ D+6.1) | 1,588,315(Δ -50,035) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1916 | 759,426(45.1%)(Δ 103,853) | 879,238(52.2%)(Δ 489,145) | (44.5%, 51.5%, 2.7%) | Woodrow Wilson | Charles Evans Hughes | R+7.0(Δ R+23.7) | D+3.1(Δ R+11.3) | R+10.1(Δ R+12.4) | 1,706,305(Δ 117,990) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1920 | 781,238(27.4%)(Δ 21,812) | 1,871,167(65.5%)(Δ 991,929) | (27.0%, 64.6%, 7.0%) | James M. Cox | Warren G. Harding | R+37.6(Δ R+30.6) | R+26.2(Δ R+29.3) | R+11.4(Δ R+1.3) | 2,898,513(Δ 1,192,208) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1924 | 950,796(29.3%)(Δ 169,558) | 1,820,058(56.1%)(Δ -51,109) | (29.1%, 55.8%, 14.6%) | John W. Davis | Calvin Coolidge | R+26.6(Δ D+11.0) | R+25.2(Δ D+1.0) | R+1.4(Δ D+10.0) | 3,263,939(Δ 365,426) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1928 | 2,089,863(47.6%)(Δ 1,139,067) | 2,193,344(50.0%)(Δ 373,286) | (47.4%, 49.8%, 2.4%) | Al Smith | Herbert Hoover | R+2.3(Δ D+24.3) | R+17.4(Δ D+7.8) | D+15.1(Δ D+16.5) | 4,405,626(Δ 1,141,687) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1932 | 2,534,959(54.5%)(Δ 445,096) | 1,937,963(41.7%)(Δ -255,381) | (54.1%, 41.3%, 3.8%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Herbert Hoover | D+12.7(Δ D+15.1) | D+17.8(Δ D+35.2) | R+5.0(Δ R+20.1) | 4,688,614(Δ 282,988) | Wikipedia | 47 |
| 1936 | 3,293,222(59.2%)(Δ 758,263) | 2,180,670(39.2%)(Δ 242,707) | (58.8%, 39.0%, 1.6%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Alf Landon | D+19.9(Δ D+7.1) | D+24.3(Δ D+6.5) | R+4.4(Δ D+0.7) | 5,596,398(Δ 907,784) | Wikipedia | 47 |
| 1940 | 3,251,918(51.6%)(Δ -41,304) | 3,027,478(48.1%)(Δ 846,808) | (51.6%, 48.0%, 0.3%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Wendell Willkie | D+3.6(Δ R+16.3) | D+10.0(Δ R+14.3) | R+6.4(Δ R+2.0) | 6,301,596(Δ 705,198) | Wikipedia | 47 |
| 1944 | 3,304,238(52.4%)(Δ 52,320) | 2,987,647(47.4%)(Δ -39,831) | (52.3%, 47.3%, 0.2%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Thomas E. Dewey | D+5.0(Δ D+1.5) | D+7.5(Δ R+2.5) | R+2.5(Δ D+3.9) | 6,316,790(Δ 15,194) | Wikipedia | 47 |
| 1948 | 2,780,204(45.3%)(Δ -524,034) | 2,841,163(46.3%)(Δ -146,484) | (45.0%, 46.0%, 8.2%) | Harry S. Truman | Thomas E. Dewey | R+1.0(Δ R+6.0) | D+4.5(Δ R+3.0) | R+5.5(Δ R+3.0) | 6,177,337(Δ -139,453) | Wikipedia | 47 |
| 1952 | 3,104,601(43.6%)(Δ 324,397) | 3,952,815(55.5%)(Δ 1,111,652) | (43.6%, 55.5%, 0.9%) | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R+11.9(Δ R+10.9) | R+10.9(Δ R+15.3) | R+1.0(Δ D+4.4) | 7,128,241(Δ 950,904) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1956 | 2,750,769(38.8%)(Δ -353,832) | 4,340,340(61.2%)(Δ 387,525) | (38.8%, 61.2%, 0.0%) | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R+22.4(Δ R+10.5) | R+15.4(Δ R+4.5) | R+7.0(Δ R+6.0) | 7,093,336(Δ -34,905) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1960 | 3,830,085(52.6%)(Δ 1,079,316) | 3,446,419(47.4%)(Δ -893,921) | (52.5%, 47.3%, 0.0%) | John F. Kennedy | Richard Nixon | D+5.3(Δ D+27.7) | D+0.2(Δ D+15.6) | D+5.1(Δ D+12.1) | 7,291,079(Δ 197,743) | Wikipedia | 45 |
| 1964 | 4,913,156(68.7%)(Δ 1,083,071) | 2,243,559(31.3%)(Δ -1,202,860) | (68.6%, 31.3%, 0.0%) | Lyndon B. Johnson | Barry Goldwater | D+37.3(Δ D+32.0) | D+22.6(Δ D+22.4) | D+14.7(Δ D+9.6) | 7,166,015(Δ -125,064) | Wikipedia | 43 |
| 1968 | 3,378,470(50.1%)(Δ -1,534,686) | 3,007,932(44.6%)(Δ 764,373) | (49.8%, 44.3%, 5.3%) | Hubert Humphrey | Richard Nixon | D+5.5(Δ R+31.8) | R+0.7(Δ R+23.3) | D+6.2(Δ R+8.5) | 6,790,066(Δ -375,949) | Wikipedia | 43 |
| 1972 | 2,951,084(41.3%)(Δ -427,386) | 4,192,778(58.7%)(Δ 1,184,846) | (41.2%, 58.5%, 0.0%) | George McGovern | Richard Nixon | R+17.3(Δ R+22.8) | R+23.1(Δ R+22.4) | D+5.8(Δ R+0.3) | 7,161,830(Δ 371,764) | Wikipedia | 41 |
| 1976 | 3,389,558(52.1%)(Δ 438,474) | 3,100,791(47.7%)(Δ -1,091,987) | (51.9%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | Jimmy Carter | Gerald Ford | D+4.4(Δ D+21.8) | D+2.1(Δ D+25.2) | D+2.4(Δ R+3.4) | 6,525,225(Δ -636,605) | Wikipedia | 41 |
| 1980 | 2,728,372(44.8%)(Δ -661,186) | 2,893,831(47.5%)(Δ -206,960) | (44.0%, 46.7%, 7.5%) | Jimmy Carter | Ronald Reagan | R+2.7(Δ R+7.1) | R+9.7(Δ R+11.8) | D+7.1(Δ D+4.7) | 6,201,959(Δ -323,266) | Wikipedia | 41 |
| 1984 | 3,119,609(45.9%)(Δ 391,237) | 3,664,763(53.9%)(Δ 770,932) | (45.8%, 53.8%, 0.2%) | Walter Mondale | Ronald Reagan | R+8.0(Δ R+5.3) | R+18.2(Δ R+8.5) | D+10.2(Δ D+3.1) | 6,806,810(Δ 604,851) | Wikipedia | 36 |
| 1988 | 3,347,882(51.9%)(Δ 228,273) | 3,081,871(47.8%)(Δ -582,892) | (51.6%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | Michael Dukakis | George H.W. Bush | D+4.1(Δ D+12.1) | R+7.7(Δ D+10.5) | D+11.8(Δ D+1.6) | 6,485,683(Δ -321,127) | Wikipedia | 36 |
| 1992 | 3,444,450(50.1%)(Δ 96,568) | 2,346,649(34.1%)(Δ -735,222) | (49.7%, 33.9%, 15.7%) | Bill Clinton | George H.W. Bush | D+15.8(Δ D+11.7) | D+5.6(Δ D+13.3) | D+10.3(Δ R+1.5) | 6,926,933(Δ 441,250) | Wikipedia | 33 |
| 1996 | 3,756,177(60.7%)(Δ 311,727) | 1,933,492(31.2%)(Δ -413,157) | (59.5%, 30.6%, 8.0%) | Bill Clinton | Bob Dole | D+28.9(Δ D+13.0) | D+8.5(Δ D+3.0) | D+20.3(Δ D+10.0) | 6,316,129(Δ -610,804) | Wikipedia | 33 |
| 2000 | 4,107,697(60.8%)(Δ 351,520) | 2,403,374(35.6%)(Δ 469,882) | (60.2%, 35.2%, 3.6%) | Al Gore | George W. Bush | D+25.0(Δ R+3.9) | D+0.5(Δ R+8.0) | D+24.5(Δ D+4.1) | 6,821,999(Δ 505,870) | Wikipedia | 33 |
| 2004 | 4,314,280(58.5%)(Δ 206,583) | 2,962,567(40.2%)(Δ 559,193) | (58.4%, 40.1%, 1.4%) | John Kerry | George W. Bush | D+18.3(Δ R+6.7) | R+2.5(Δ R+3.0) | D+20.8(Δ R+3.7) | 7,391,036(Δ 569,037) | Wikipedia | 31 |
| 2008 | 4,804,945(63.2%)(Δ 490,665) | 2,752,771(36.2%)(Δ -209,796) | (62.9%, 36.0%, 0.5%) | Barack Obama | John McCain | D+26.9(Δ D+8.6) | D+7.3(Δ D+9.7) | D+19.6(Δ R+1.2) | 7,640,931(Δ 249,895) | Wikipedia | 31 |
| 2012 | 4,485,741(63.9%)(Δ -319,204) | 2,490,431(35.5%)(Δ -262,340) | (63.3%, 35.2%, 0.7%) | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney | D+28.2(Δ D+1.3) | D+3.9(Δ R+3.4) | D+24.3(Δ D+4.7) | 7,081,159(Δ -559,772) | Wikipedia | 29 |
| 2016 | 4,556,124(60.3%)(Δ 70,383) | 2,819,534(37.3%)(Δ 329,103) | (59.0%, 36.5%, 2.3%) | Hillary Clinton | Donald Trump | D+22.5(Δ R+5.7) | D+2.1(Δ R+1.8) | D+20.4(Δ R+3.9) | 7,721,453(Δ 640,294) | Wikipedia | 29 |
| 2020 | 5,244,886(61.3%)(Δ 688,762) | 3,251,997(38.0%)(Δ 432,463) | (60.9%, 37.7%, 0.7%) | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | D+23.1(Δ D+0.6) | D+4.5(Δ D+2.4) | D+18.7(Δ R+1.7) | 8,616,861(Δ 895,408) | Wikipedia | 29 |
| 2024 | 4,619,195(56.0%)(Δ -625,691) | 3,578,899(43.4%)(Δ 326,902) | (55.9%, 43.3%, 0.6%) | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump | D+12.6(Δ R+10.5) | R+1.5(Δ R+5.9) | D+14.1(Δ R+4.6) | 8,262,495(Δ -354,366) | Wikipedia | 28 |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | Other votes | Top 3rd-Party Candidate | Top 3rd-Party Share | Total 3rd-Party Votes | State 3rd-Party Share | 3rd-Party Nat. Share | 3rd-Party Rel. Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 361,986(49.5%) | 368,735(50.5%) | (49.5%, 50.5%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02% |
| 1868 | 429,883(50.6%)(Δ 67,897) | 419,888(49.4%)(Δ 51,153) | (50.6%, 49.4%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1872 | 387,282(46.8%)(Δ -42,601) | 440,738(53.2%)(Δ 20,850) | (46.8%, 53.2%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0.63% | -0.63% |
| 1876 | 521,949(51.5%)(Δ 134,667) | 489,207(48.3%)(Δ 48,469) | (51.4%, 48.2%, 0.2%) | 2,369(0.2%) | Green Smith | 0.23% | 4,347 | 0.43% | 1.16% | -0.73% |
| 1880 | 534,511(48.5%)(Δ 12,562) | 555,544(50.4%)(Δ 66,337) | (48.4%, 50.3%, 1.1%) | 12,373(1.1%) | James Weaver | 1.12% | 13,890 | 1.26% | 3.47% | -2.21% |
| 1884 | 563,154(49.0%)(Δ 28,643) | 562,005(48.9%)(Δ 6,461) | (48.2%, 48.2%, 2.1%) | 25,006(2.2%) | John St. John | 2.14% | 42,010 | 3.60% | 2.87% | 0.73% |
| 1888 | 635,965(48.3%)(Δ 72,811) | 650,338(49.4%)(Δ 88,333) | (48.2%, 49.3%, 2.3%) | 30,231(2.3%) | Clinton Fisk | 2.29% | 33,445 | 2.53% | 3.57% | -1.04% |
| 1892 | 654,868(50.3%)(Δ 18,903) | 609,350(46.8%)(Δ -40,988) | (49.0%, 45.6%, 2.9%) | 38,190(2.9%) | John Bidwell | 2.86% | 72,575 | 5.43% | 10.97% | -5.54% |
| 1896 | 551,369(39.7%)(Δ -103,499) | 819,838(59.0%)(Δ 210,488) | (38.7%, 57.6%, 1.3%) | 18,950(1.4%) | John Palmer | 1.33% | 52,669 | 3.70% | 2.27% | 1.43% |
| 1900 | 678,462(44.6%)(Δ 127,093) | 822,013(54.0%)(Δ 2,175) | (43.8%, 53.1%, 1.4%) | 22,077(1.4%) | John Woolley | 1.43% | 47,567 | 3.07% | 2.84% | 0.23% |
| 1904 | 683,981(43.3%)(Δ 5,519) | 859,533(54.4%)(Δ 37,520) | (42.3%, 53.1%, 2.3%) | 36,883(2.3%) | Eugene V. Debs | 2.28% | 74,256 | 4.59% | 5.99% | -1.40% |
| 1908 | 667,468(42.4%)(Δ -16,513) | 870,070(55.2%)(Δ 10,537) | (40.7%, 53.1%, 2.3%) | 38,451(2.4%) | Eugene V. Debs | 2.35% | 100,812 | 6.15% | 5.39% | 0.77% |
| 1912 | 655,573(43.7%)(Δ -11,895) | 390,093(26.0%)(Δ -479,977) | (41.3%, 24.6%, 28.7%) | 455,487(30.3%) | William H. Taft | 28.68% | 542,649 | 34.17% | 30.74% | 3.42% |
| 1916 | 759,426(45.1%)(Δ 103,853) | 879,238(52.2%)(Δ 489,145) | (44.5%, 51.5%, 2.7%) | 45,944(2.7%) | Allan Benson | 2.69% | 67,641 | 3.96% | 4.64% | -0.68% |
| 1920 | 781,238(27.4%)(Δ 21,812) | 1,871,167(65.5%)(Δ 991,929) | (27.0%, 64.6%, 7.0%) | 203,201(7.1%) | Eugene Debs | 7.01% | 246,108 | 8.49% | 5.53% | 2.96% |
| 1924 | 950,796(29.3%)(Δ 169,558) | 1,820,058(56.1%)(Δ -51,109) | (29.1%, 55.8%, 14.6%) | 474,913(14.6%) | Robert La Follette | 14.55% | 493,085 | 15.11% | 17.14% | -2.03% |
| 1928 | 2,089,863(47.6%)(Δ 1,139,067) | 2,193,344(50.0%)(Δ 373,286) | (47.4%, 49.8%, 2.4%) | 107,332(2.4%) | Norman Thomas | 2.44% | 122,419 | 2.78% | 0.99% | 1.79% |
| 1932 | 2,534,959(54.5%)(Δ 445,096) | 1,937,963(41.7%)(Δ -255,381) | (54.1%, 41.3%, 3.8%) | 177,397(3.8%) | Thomas/Maurer | 3.78% | 215,692 | 4.60% | 2.94% | 1.66% |
| 1936 | 3,293,222(59.2%)(Δ 758,263) | 2,180,670(39.2%)(Δ 242,707) | (58.8%, 39.0%, 1.6%) | 86,897(1.6%) | Norman Thomas | 1.55% | 122,506 | 2.19% | 2.66% | -0.47% |
| 1940 | 3,251,918(51.6%)(Δ -41,304) | 3,027,478(48.1%)(Δ 846,808) | (51.6%, 48.0%, 0.3%) | 18,950(0.3%) | Norman Thomas | 0.30% | 22,200 | 0.35% | 0.48% | -0.13% |
| 1944 | 3,304,238(52.4%)(Δ 52,320) | 2,987,647(47.4%)(Δ -39,831) | (52.3%, 47.3%, 0.2%) | 10,553(0.2%) | Norman Thomas | 0.17% | 24,905 | 0.39% | 0.72% | -0.33% |
| 1948 | 2,780,204(45.3%)(Δ -524,034) | 2,841,163(46.3%)(Δ -146,484) | (45.0%, 46.0%, 8.2%) | 509,559(8.3%) | Henry Wallace | 8.25% | 555,970 | 9.00% | 5.38% | 3.62% |
| 1952 | 3,104,601(43.6%)(Δ 324,397) | 3,952,815(55.5%)(Δ 1,111,652) | (43.6%, 55.5%, 0.9%) | 64,211(0.9%) | Vincent Hallinan | 0.90% | 70,825 | 0.99% | 0.49% | 0.51% |
| 1956 | 2,750,769(38.8%)(Δ -353,832) | 4,340,340(61.2%)(Δ 387,525) | (38.8%, 61.2%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 2,227 | 0.03% | 0.67% | -0.64% |
| 1960 | 3,830,085(52.6%)(Δ 1,079,316) | 3,446,419(47.4%)(Δ -893,921) | (52.5%, 47.3%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 14,575 | 0.20% | 0.73% | -0.53% |
| 1964 | 4,913,156(68.7%)(Δ 1,083,071) | 2,243,559(31.3%)(Δ -1,202,860) | (68.6%, 31.3%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 9,300 | 0.13% | 0.48% | -0.35% |
| 1968 | 3,378,470(50.1%)(Δ -1,534,686) | 3,007,932(44.6%)(Δ 764,373) | (49.8%, 44.3%, 5.3%) | 358,864(5.3%) | George Wallace | 5.29% | 403,664 | 5.94% | 13.86% | -7.91% |
| 1972 | 2,951,084(41.3%)(Δ -427,386) | 4,192,778(58.7%)(Δ 1,184,846) | (41.2%, 58.5%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 17,968 | 0.25% | 1.80% | -1.55% |
| 1976 | 3,389,558(52.1%)(Δ 438,474) | 3,100,791(47.7%)(Δ -1,091,987) | (51.9%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | 12,197(0.2%) | Roger MacBride | 0.19% | 34,876 | 0.53% | 1.90% | -1.37% |
| 1980 | 2,728,372(44.8%)(Δ -661,186) | 2,893,831(47.5%)(Δ -206,960) | (44.0%, 46.7%, 7.5%) | 467,801(7.7%) | John Anderson | 7.54% | 579,756 | 9.35% | 8.24% | 1.11% |
| 1984 | 3,119,609(45.9%)(Δ 391,237) | 3,664,763(53.9%)(Δ 770,932) | (45.8%, 53.8%, 0.2%) | 11,949(0.2%) | David Bergland | 0.18% | 22,438 | 0.33% | 0.67% | -0.34% |
| 1988 | 3,347,882(51.9%)(Δ 228,273) | 3,081,871(47.8%)(Δ -582,892) | (51.6%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | 15,845(0.2%) | Lenora Fulani | 0.24% | 55,930 | 0.86% | 0.98% | -0.12% |
| 1992 | 3,444,450(50.1%)(Δ 96,568) | 2,346,649(34.1%)(Δ -735,222) | (49.7%, 33.9%, 15.7%) | 1,090,721(15.8%) | Ross Perot | 15.75% | 1,135,834 | 16.40% | 19.55% | -3.15% |
| 1996 | 3,756,177(60.7%)(Δ 311,727) | 1,933,492(31.2%)(Δ -413,157) | (59.5%, 30.6%, 8.0%) | 503,458(8.1%) | Ross Perot | 7.97% | 626,460 | 9.92% | 10.05% | -0.13% |
| 2000 | 4,107,697(60.8%)(Δ 351,520) | 2,403,374(35.6%)(Δ 469,882) | (60.2%, 35.2%, 3.6%) | 244,030(3.6%) | Ralph Nader | 3.58% | 310,928 | 4.56% | 3.75% | 0.81% |
| 2004 | 4,314,280(58.5%)(Δ 206,583) | 2,962,567(40.2%)(Δ 559,193) | (58.4%, 40.1%, 1.4%) | 99,873(1.4%) | Ralph Nader | 1.35% | 114,189 | 1.54% | 1.00% | 0.55% |
| 2008 | 4,804,945(63.2%)(Δ 490,665) | 2,752,771(36.2%)(Δ -209,796) | (62.9%, 36.0%, 0.5%) | 41,249(0.5%) | Ralph Nader | 0.54% | 83,215 | 1.09% | 1.42% | -0.33% |
| 2012 | 4,485,741(63.9%)(Δ -319,204) | 2,490,431(35.5%)(Δ -262,340) | (63.3%, 35.2%, 0.7%) | 47,256(0.7%) | Johnson/Gray | 0.67% | 104,987 | 1.48% | 1.73% | -0.25% |
| 2016 | 4,556,124(60.3%)(Δ 70,383) | 2,819,534(37.3%)(Δ 329,103) | (59.0%, 36.5%, 2.3%) | 176,598(2.3%) | Johnson/Weld | 2.29% | 345,795 | 4.48% | 5.73% | -1.25% |
| 2020 | 5,244,886(61.3%)(Δ 688,762) | 3,251,997(38.0%)(Δ 432,463) | (60.9%, 37.7%, 0.7%) | 60,383(0.7%) | Jorgensen/Cohen | 0.70% | 119,978 | 1.39% | 1.84% | -0.45% |
| 2024 | 4,619,195(56.0%)(Δ -625,691) | 3,578,899(43.4%)(Δ 326,902) | (55.9%, 43.3%, 0.6%) | 46,698(0.6%) | Stein/Ware | 0.57% | 64,401 | 0.78% | 1.88% | -1.10% |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | 2-Party Margin | 2-Party Nat. Margin | 2-Party Rel. Margin | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 361,986(49.5%) | 368,735(50.5%) | (49.5%, 50.5%, 0.0%) | R+0.9 | R+10.1 | D+9.2 | 33 |
| 1868 | 429,883(50.6%)(Δ 67,897) | 419,888(49.4%)(Δ 51,153) | (50.6%, 49.4%, 0.0%) | D+1.2(Δ D+2.1) | R+5.3(Δ D+4.8) | D+6.5(Δ R+2.7) | 33 |
| 1872 | 387,282(46.8%)(Δ -42,601) | 440,738(53.2%)(Δ 20,850) | (46.8%, 53.2%, 0.0%) | R+6.5(Δ R+7.6) | R+11.9(Δ R+6.5) | D+5.4(Δ R+1.1) | 35 |
| 1876 | 521,949(51.6%)(Δ 134,667) | 489,207(48.4%)(Δ 48,469) | (51.4%, 48.2%, 0.2%) | D+3.2(Δ D+9.7) | D+3.0(Δ D+14.9) | D+0.2(Δ R+5.2) | 35 |
| 1880 | 534,511(49.0%)(Δ 12,562) | 555,544(51.0%)(Δ 66,337) | (48.4%, 50.3%, 1.1%) | R+1.9(Δ R+5.2) | R+0.1(Δ R+3.1) | R+1.8(Δ R+2.0) | 35 |
| 1884 | 563,154(50.1%)(Δ 28,643) | 562,005(49.9%)(Δ 6,461) | (48.2%, 48.2%, 2.1%) | D+0.1(Δ D+2.0) | D+0.6(Δ D+0.7) | R+0.5(Δ D+1.3) | 36 |
| 1888 | 635,965(49.4%)(Δ 72,811) | 650,338(50.6%)(Δ 88,333) | (48.2%, 49.3%, 2.3%) | R+1.1(Δ R+1.2) | D+0.9(Δ D+0.3) | R+2.0(Δ R+1.5) | 36 |
| 1892 | 654,868(51.8%)(Δ 18,903) | 609,350(48.2%)(Δ -40,988) | (49.0%, 45.6%, 2.9%) | D+3.6(Δ D+4.7) | D+3.4(Δ D+2.5) | D+0.2(Δ D+2.2) | 36 |
| 1896 | 551,369(40.2%)(Δ -103,499) | 819,838(59.8%)(Δ 210,488) | (38.7%, 57.6%, 1.3%) | R+19.6(Δ R+23.2) | R+4.4(Δ R+7.8) | R+15.2(Δ R+15.4) | 36 |
| 1900 | 678,462(45.2%)(Δ 127,093) | 822,013(54.8%)(Δ 2,175) | (43.8%, 53.1%, 1.4%) | R+9.6(Δ D+10.0) | R+6.3(Δ R+1.9) | R+3.3(Δ D+11.9) | 36 |
| 1904 | 683,981(44.3%)(Δ 5,519) | 859,533(55.7%)(Δ 37,520) | (42.3%, 53.1%, 2.3%) | R+11.4(Δ R+1.8) | R+20.0(Δ R+13.7) | D+8.7(Δ D+11.9) | 39 |
| 1908 | 667,468(43.4%)(Δ -16,513) | 870,070(56.6%)(Δ 10,537) | (40.7%, 53.1%, 2.3%) | R+13.2(Δ R+1.8) | R+9.0(Δ D+11.0) | R+4.2(Δ R+12.8) | 39 |
| 1912 | 655,573(62.7%)(Δ -11,895) | 390,093(37.3%)(Δ -479,977) | (41.3%, 24.6%, 28.7%) | D+25.4(Δ D+38.6) | D+20.9(Δ D+29.9) | D+4.5(Δ D+8.7) | 45 |
| 1916 | 759,426(46.3%)(Δ 103,853) | 879,238(53.7%)(Δ 489,145) | (44.5%, 51.5%, 2.7%) | R+7.3(Δ R+32.7) | D+3.3(Δ R+17.6) | R+10.6(Δ R+15.1) | 45 |
| 1920 | 781,238(29.5%)(Δ 21,812) | 1,871,167(70.5%)(Δ 991,929) | (27.0%, 64.6%, 7.0%) | R+41.1(Δ R+33.8) | R+27.7(Δ R+31.0) | R+13.4(Δ R+2.8) | 45 |
| 1924 | 950,796(34.3%)(Δ 169,558) | 1,820,058(65.7%)(Δ -51,109) | (29.1%, 55.8%, 14.6%) | R+31.4(Δ D+9.7) | R+30.4(Δ R+2.7) | R+0.9(Δ D+12.5) | 45 |
| 1928 | 2,089,863(48.8%)(Δ 1,139,067) | 2,193,344(51.2%)(Δ 373,286) | (47.4%, 49.8%, 2.4%) | R+2.4(Δ D+29.0) | R+17.6(Δ D+12.8) | D+15.2(Δ D+16.1) | 45 |
| 1932 | 2,534,959(56.7%)(Δ 445,096) | 1,937,963(43.3%)(Δ -255,381) | (54.1%, 41.3%, 3.8%) | D+13.3(Δ D+15.8) | D+18.3(Δ D+35.9) | R+5.0(Δ R+20.1) | 47 |
| 1936 | 3,293,222(60.2%)(Δ 758,263) | 2,180,670(39.8%)(Δ 242,707) | (58.8%, 39.0%, 1.6%) | D+20.3(Δ D+7.0) | D+24.9(Δ D+6.6) | R+4.6(Δ D+0.4) | 47 |
| 1940 | 3,251,918(51.8%)(Δ -41,304) | 3,027,478(48.2%)(Δ 846,808) | (51.6%, 48.0%, 0.3%) | D+3.6(Δ R+16.8) | D+10.0(Δ R+14.9) | R+6.4(Δ R+1.8) | 47 |
| 1944 | 3,304,238(52.5%)(Δ 52,320) | 2,987,647(47.5%)(Δ -39,831) | (52.3%, 47.3%, 0.2%) | D+5.0(Δ D+1.5) | D+7.5(Δ R+2.5) | R+2.5(Δ D+3.9) | 47 |
| 1948 | 2,780,204(49.5%)(Δ -524,034) | 2,841,163(50.5%)(Δ -146,484) | (45.0%, 46.0%, 8.2%) | R+1.1(Δ R+6.1) | D+4.7(Δ R+2.8) | R+5.8(Δ R+3.3) | 47 |
| 1952 | 3,104,601(44.0%)(Δ 324,397) | 3,952,815(56.0%)(Δ 1,111,652) | (43.6%, 55.5%, 0.9%) | R+12.0(Δ R+10.9) | R+10.9(Δ R+15.6) | R+1.1(Δ D+4.7) | 45 |
| 1956 | 2,750,769(38.8%)(Δ -353,832) | 4,340,340(61.2%)(Δ 387,525) | (38.8%, 61.2%, 0.0%) | R+22.4(Δ R+10.4) | R+15.5(Δ R+4.6) | R+6.9(Δ R+5.8) | 45 |
| 1960 | 3,830,085(52.6%)(Δ 1,079,316) | 3,446,419(47.4%)(Δ -893,921) | (52.5%, 47.3%, 0.0%) | D+5.3(Δ D+27.7) | D+0.2(Δ D+15.7) | D+5.1(Δ D+12.0) | 45 |
| 1964 | 4,913,156(68.7%)(Δ 1,083,071) | 2,243,559(31.3%)(Δ -1,202,860) | (68.6%, 31.3%, 0.0%) | D+37.3(Δ D+32.0) | D+22.7(Δ D+22.5) | D+14.6(Δ D+9.5) | 43 |
| 1968 | 3,378,470(52.9%)(Δ -1,534,686) | 3,007,932(47.1%)(Δ 764,373) | (49.8%, 44.3%, 5.3%) | D+5.8(Δ R+31.5) | R+0.8(Δ R+23.5) | D+6.6(Δ R+8.0) | 43 |
| 1972 | 2,951,084(41.3%)(Δ -427,386) | 4,192,778(58.7%)(Δ 1,184,846) | (41.2%, 58.5%, 0.0%) | R+17.4(Δ R+23.2) | R+23.6(Δ R+22.8) | D+6.2(Δ R+0.4) | 41 |
| 1976 | 3,389,558(52.2%)(Δ 438,474) | 3,100,791(47.8%)(Δ -1,091,987) | (51.9%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | D+4.4(Δ D+21.8) | D+2.1(Δ D+25.7) | D+2.3(Δ R+3.8) | 41 |
| 1980 | 2,728,372(48.5%)(Δ -661,186) | 2,893,831(51.5%)(Δ -206,960) | (44.0%, 46.7%, 7.5%) | R+2.9(Δ R+7.4) | R+10.6(Δ R+12.7) | D+7.7(Δ D+5.3) | 41 |
| 1984 | 3,119,609(46.0%)(Δ 391,237) | 3,664,763(54.0%)(Δ 770,932) | (45.8%, 53.8%, 0.2%) | R+8.0(Δ R+5.1) | R+18.3(Δ R+7.7) | D+10.3(Δ D+2.6) | 36 |
| 1988 | 3,347,882(52.1%)(Δ 228,273) | 3,081,871(47.9%)(Δ -582,892) | (51.6%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | D+4.1(Δ D+12.2) | R+7.8(Δ D+10.5) | D+11.9(Δ D+1.6) | 36 |
| 1992 | 3,444,450(59.5%)(Δ 96,568) | 2,346,649(40.5%)(Δ -735,222) | (49.7%, 33.9%, 15.7%) | D+19.0(Δ D+14.8) | D+6.9(Δ D+14.7) | D+12.0(Δ D+0.1) | 33 |
| 1996 | 3,756,177(66.0%)(Δ 311,727) | 1,933,492(34.0%)(Δ -413,157) | (59.5%, 30.6%, 8.0%) | D+32.0(Δ D+13.1) | D+9.5(Δ D+2.6) | D+22.6(Δ D+10.5) | 33 |
| 2000 | 4,107,697(63.1%)(Δ 351,520) | 2,403,374(36.9%)(Δ 469,882) | (60.2%, 35.2%, 3.6%) | D+26.2(Δ R+5.9) | D+0.5(Δ R+8.9) | D+25.6(Δ D+3.1) | 33 |
| 2004 | 4,314,280(59.3%)(Δ 206,583) | 2,962,567(40.7%)(Δ 559,193) | (58.4%, 40.1%, 1.4%) | D+18.6(Δ R+7.6) | R+2.5(Δ R+3.0) | D+21.1(Δ R+4.6) | 31 |
| 2008 | 4,804,945(63.6%)(Δ 490,665) | 2,752,771(36.4%)(Δ -209,796) | (62.9%, 36.0%, 0.5%) | D+27.2(Δ D+8.6) | D+7.4(Δ D+9.9) | D+19.8(Δ R+1.3) | 31 |
| 2012 | 4,485,741(64.3%)(Δ -319,204) | 2,490,431(35.7%)(Δ -262,340) | (63.3%, 35.2%, 0.7%) | D+28.6(Δ D+1.4) | D+3.9(Δ R+3.4) | D+24.7(Δ D+4.9) | 29 |
| 2016 | 4,556,124(61.8%)(Δ 70,383) | 2,819,534(38.2%)(Δ 329,103) | (59.0%, 36.5%, 2.3%) | D+23.5(Δ R+5.1) | D+2.2(Δ R+1.7) | D+21.3(Δ R+3.4) | 29 |
| 2020 | 5,244,886(61.7%)(Δ 688,762) | 3,251,997(38.3%)(Δ 432,463) | (60.9%, 37.7%, 0.7%) | D+23.5(Δ R+0.1) | D+4.5(Δ D+2.3) | D+18.9(Δ R+2.4) | 29 |
| 2024 | 4,619,195(56.3%)(Δ -625,691) | 3,578,899(43.7%)(Δ 326,902) | (55.9%, 43.3%, 0.6%) | D+12.7(Δ R+10.8) | R+1.5(Δ R+6.0) | D+14.2(Δ R+4.7) | 28 |