|
Year
|
Winner
|
Rep vote %
|
Dem vote %
|
|
2016
|
Rep (Trump)
|
47.5
|
47.7 ++
|
|
2012
|
Dem (Obama)
|
47.2
|
51.1
|
|
2008
|
Dem (Obama)
|
45.7
|
52.9
|
|
2004
|
Rep (Bush)
|
50.7
|
48.3
|
|
2000
|
Rep (Bush)
|
47.9
|
48.4 ++
|
|
1996
|
Dem (Clinton)
|
40.7
|
49.2
|
|
1992
|
Dem (Clinton)
|
37.5
|
43.0
|
|
1988
|
Rep (Bush)
|
53.4
|
45.7
|
|
1984
|
Rep (Reagan)
|
58.8
|
40.6
|
|
1980
|
Rep (Reagan)
|
50.8
|
41.0
|
|
1976
|
Dem (Carter)
|
48.0
|
50.1
|
|
1972
|
Rep (Nixon)
|
60.7
|
37.5
|
|
1968
|
Rep (Nixon)
|
43.4
|
42.7
|
|
1964
|
Dem (Johnson)
|
38.5
|
61.1
|
This table summarises the USA Presidential elections for
the last 52 years. This year's election was notable for a winning candidate not
harvesting the most votes. Such are the vagaries of the voting system over
there. This is the second time the winner finished second in the popular vote
in recent years; Al Gore beat George Bush in votes in 2000.
The soft left in the USA can take some comfort from 'winning'
six of the last seven elections, if only
peoples' votes are noted. However, before anyone cries 'foul', it must be
remembered that voters adapt to the electoral system they are presented with.
Assuming a Democratic victory if only a different method of electing the
president was in use is fraught with all sorts of not necessarily true
assumptions.
Of the fourteen contests, the Republic have actually won
eight of them,. If the 1960 and 1964 are included then those two Democrat
victories make it an eight-all tie.
The biggest victory (in this selection) belongs to Richard
Nixon, who lasted just over a year after his second win.
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