This dashboard holds verified presidential primary results for every state and every cycle from 1976 through 2024. Compare two states head to head, check competitiveness scores, and see how each party’s nomination fight played out on the map. Every result traces to an official source: state election boards, the FEC, or verified aggregators, listed per entry.
Explore presidential primaries and general elections by year, state, party, turnout, margin, and winner. Filters update every chart and table instantly.
Note:Early elections predate modern popular-vote reporting. Records marked "Electoral vote only" are separated so comparisons stay historically honest.
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Showing 2008–2024. Choose another period or click All years to load the full history.
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Election years shown——
Popular vote records—Comparable records
Electoral-only records—Mostly early elections
Total popular votes—Popular-vote records only
Avg. margin—Competitive races only
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Charts
Based on the active filter selection.
Winning party share
Share of filtered records won by each party.
Popular vote turnout trend
Total popular votes by year. Electoral-only records excluded.
Closest races
Smallest percentage-point margins in the selected range.
Top turnout records
Highest vote totals in the selected range.
Year-over-year margin momentum
Average winning margin per year. Select a state to show that state's trend.
Candidate longevity
Candidates who appeared in multiple election cycles.
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Filter, chart, and browse every presidential election from 1789 to 2024. Free for everyone.
Presidential Winners & Runner-ups
National vote totals aggregated from state records. Available when Presidential category is selected.
Note: aggregated from state-level records. Not a certified national canvass.
Year
Winner
Winner Party
Runner-up
Runner-up Party
Winner Votes
Runner-up Votes
Margin
Election Records
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Winner
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Margin
Total Votes
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