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POLITICS
United States
Largest Popular Vote Victories
This list features the largest popular vote victories in American political history based on the number of public votes won.
RANK | ELECTION YEAR | CANDIDATE | PARTY | POPULAR VOTE |
1 | 2020 | Joe Biden | Democrat | 81,283,501 |
2 | 2024 | Donald Trump | Republican | 77,302,580 |
3 | 2008 | Barack Obama | Democrat | 69,498,516 |
4 | 2012 | Barack Obama | Democrat | 65,915,795 |
5 | 2016 | Donald Trump | Republican | 62,984,828 |
6 | 2004 | George W. Bush | Republican | 62,040,610 |
7 | 1984 | Ronald Reagan | Republican | 54,455,472 |
8 | 2000 | George W. Bush | Republican | 50,456,002 |
9 | 1988 | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 48,886,597 |
10 | 1996 | Bill Clinton | Democrat | 47,401,185 |
11 | 1972 | Richard Nixon | Republican | 47,168,710 |
References
The American Presidency Project. (n.d.). Election of 2024. Available at: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/elections/2024 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (n.d.). United States presidential election. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election#Electoral_college_results [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Britannica. (n.d.). United States presidential election results. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Presidential-Election-Results-1788863 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Virginia History. (n.d.). Getting the message out: Presidential campaign memorabilia collection. Available at: https://virginiahistory.org/learn/getting-message-out-presidential-campaign-memorabilia-collection-allen-frey/elections-1789-1828 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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