![]() ![]() Notably, third-party candidate Ross Perot drew 18.9 percent of the popular vote, finishing second in Maine and Utah (though he earned no electoral votes). This election signified a regional shift in red-bue votes: The Northeastern, Upper Midwest, and West Coast states, from this election forward, began to vote Democrat. Clinton won 370 votes to Bush’s 168, and outranked Bush by 5.5 percentage points in the popular vote. The Democrats finally regained the presidency in 1992, with Bill Clinton’s victory. Clinton wins the Northeast goes super blue This election also marked the third victory in a row for Republicans - and the fifth in a row that put the state of California in the red. Since the 1988 election, no presidential candidate has won so authoritatively as Bush. Bush rode the coattails of Reagan’s popularity to a considerable victory (426 electoral votes to 111 53.6 percent popular vote to 45.6). But his platform was no match for Reagan’s, which was buoyed by a strong economic recovery and a new sense of national pride. If we look at popular vote figures, Mondale fared much better, with 40.6 percent of the vote. Walter Mondale only managed to win Minnesota (his home state) and Washington, DC. In one of the most striking election maps in modern history, Reagan carried 49 of 50 states, winning 525 of 538 electoral votes. This marked the beginning of the “Reagan era” - a “conservative realignment” in national politics. ![]() Trumping up America’s high unemployment rate and inflation, Ronald Reagan defeated Carter by 489 electoral votes to 49 (popular vote: 50.7 percent to 41 percent).įor the first time in 25 years, Republicans also won control of the Senate. The popular vote was closer still: 50.1 percent to 48 percent. Ultimately, Jimmy Carter - the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia - won the election with 297 electoral votes to Ford’s 240. Largely due to his pardon of Nixon, Ford was rattled by a lack of support from his fellow Republicans, and nearly lost the nomination to Ronald Reagan. Carter and Ford split America down the middleĪfter both Nixon ( Watergate scandal) and Spiro Agnew (bribes) resigned, Gerald Ford took the helm as POTUS. Notably, the passage of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, made 1972 the first election in which people ages 18 to 20 could vote. This was the most lopsided defeat in modern history. Nixon won the 1972 presidential contest by a landslide: He earned 60.7 percent of the popular vote and took 520 electoral votes to McGovern’s 16. The perceived “threat” of minorities gaining power contributed to George Wallace’s third-party dominance in the Deep South. Though Nixon won the popular vote by less than 1 percent, he easily took the Electoral College, 301 votes to 191.įor the first time, many minorities - particularly across the South - were enfranchised, following the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In a hectic election year - one following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., race riots, and Vietnam War protests - Richard Nixon promised to restore “law and order” to the country. Nixon wins - and Wallace takes five states He handily beat Barry Goldwater in electoral votes, 486 to 52, and carried 44 of 50 states (and Washington, DC). In the 1964 election, he rode the wave of Kennedy’s popularity to earn 61.1 percent of the popular vote - the highest since 1820. American turns blue for Johnsonįollowing the assassination of President Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. This election also featured the first televised debate, in which Nixon’s famously waxy, sweating face likely docked him public support. This was, in part, a result of political strategy: Nixon campaigned in all 50 states, while Kennedy focused on swing states. Though Nixon won more states (26 to 22), Kennedy triumphed in Electoral College votes (303 to 219). Kennedy edged out Richard Nixon by a mere 112,827 votes. How has America’s political landscape changed over time? What were the biggest blowouts? And what new regional trends have emerged in the way we vote? ![]() So in light of last night’s tumultuous election - which featured some unexpected state-level results - we’ve assembled a map for every presidential contest going back 56 years. Maps are one of the most compelling ways to understand our nation’s political history. For our most recent coverage of the US election, visit our 2020 election hub. Editor’s note, 11/3/20: This article was last updated on November 8, 2016. ![]()
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