The Vote
Understand the vote, the ticket, and the outcome.
This page brings together the core pieces people often mix together: who appeared on the ticket, how the popular vote compares with the Electoral College, and how nomination contests can be decided before the general election.
Use this page to explore
- Presidential and vice-presidential tickets
- Popular vote vs. Electoral College splits
- Convention ballot history
- Links to deeper election tools
Who was on the ticket?
Review presidential and vice-presidential nominees by year and party.
Who won which vote?
Compare elections where the national popular vote and Electoral College winners differed.
How nominations happen
Look at convention ballots and understand when nominations were simple or contested.
Party Tickets
Start here to see the presidential and vice-presidential nominees by year.
What this section shows
Party tickets list the presidential nominee and vice-presidential nominee for each party by election year.
Best use
- Scan the major tickets by cycle.
- Compare nominee pairings.
- Use as a starting point before checking results.
Party tickets
Presidential and vice-presidential tickets
A cleaner look at the top tickets by year, with stronger color cues and easier scanning.
20244 tickets
Republican
Donald Trump
Vice president: JD Vance
Democratic
Kamala Harris
Vice president: Tim Walz
Libertarian
Chase Oliver
Vice president: Mike ter Maat
Green
Jill Stein
Vice president: Butch Ware
20204 tickets
Democratic
Joe Biden
Vice president: Kamala Harris
Republican
Donald Trump
Vice president: Mike Pence
Libertarian
Jo Jorgensen
Vice president: Spike Cohen
Green
Howie Hawkins
Vice president: Angela Nicole Walker
20164 tickets
Republican
Donald Trump
Vice president: Mike Pence
Democratic
Hillary Clinton
Vice president: Tim Kaine
Libertarian
Gary Johnson
Vice president: Bill Weld
Green
Jill Stein
Vice president: Ajamu Baraka
20122 tickets
Democratic
Barack Obama
Vice president: Joe Biden
Republican
Mitt Romney
Vice president: Paul Ryan
20082 tickets
Democratic
Barack Obama
Vice president: Joe Biden
Republican
John McCain
Vice president: Sarah Palin
20043 tickets
Republican
George W. Bush
Vice president: Dick Cheney
Democratic
John Kerry
Vice president: John Edwards
Independent
Ralph Nader
Vice president: Peter Camejo
20003 tickets
Republican
George W. Bush
Vice president: Dick Cheney
Democratic
Al Gore
Vice president: Joe Lieberman
Green
Ralph Nader
Vice president: Winona LaDuke
19963 tickets
Democratic
Bill Clinton
Vice president: Al Gore
Republican
Bob Dole
Vice president: Jack Kemp
Reform
Ross Perot
Vice president: Pat Choate
19923 tickets
Democratic
Bill Clinton
Vice president: Al Gore
Republican
George H. W. Bush
Vice president: Dan Quayle
Independent
Ross Perot
Vice president: James Stockdale
19882 tickets
Republican
George H. W. Bush
Vice president: Dan Quayle
Democratic
Michael Dukakis
Vice president: Lloyd Bentsen
19842 tickets
Republican
Ronald Reagan
Vice president: George H. W. Bush
Democratic
Walter Mondale
Vice president: Geraldine Ferraro
19803 tickets
Republican
Ronald Reagan
Vice president: George H. W. Bush
Democratic
Jimmy Carter
Vice president: Walter Mondale
Independent
John B. Anderson
Vice president: Patrick Lucey
19762 tickets
Democratic
Jimmy Carter
Vice president: Walter Mondale
Republican
Gerald R. Ford
Vice president: Robert Dole
What this section shows
These are elections where the national popular vote winner and Electoral College winner were different.
Best use
- Understand why the presidency is decided through electoral votes.
- Identify split-election years quickly.
- Jump from here to the full Electoral College tool.
Popular vote vs Electoral College
5 split elections
These elections produced different winners in the national popular vote and the Electoral College.
1824Electoral College winnerPopular vote winner
Won the presidency
John Quincy Adams
Won the popular vote
Andrew Jackson
Known election where the national popular-vote winner did not become president. Source: National Archives Electoral College results and the sources listed in Data & Methodology.
1876Electoral College winnerPopular vote winner
Won the presidency
Rutherford B. Hayes
Won the popular vote
Samuel J. Tilden
Known election where the national popular-vote winner did not become president. Source: National Archives Electoral College results and the sources listed in Data & Methodology.
1888Electoral College winnerPopular vote winner
Won the presidency
Benjamin Harrison
Won the popular vote
Grover Cleveland
Known election where the national popular-vote winner did not become president. Source: National Archives Electoral College results and the sources listed in Data & Methodology.
2000Electoral College winnerPopular vote winner
Won the presidency
George W. Bush
Won the popular vote
Al Gore
Known election where the national popular-vote winner did not become president. Source: National Archives Electoral College results and the sources listed in Data & Methodology.
2016Electoral College winnerPopular vote winner
Won the presidency
Donald Trump
Won the popular vote
Hillary Clinton
Known election where the national popular-vote winner did not become president. Source: National Archives Electoral College results and the sources listed in Data & Methodology.
What this section shows
Convention ballots show whether a nomination was decided immediately or required multiple ballots.
Best use
- Review contested conventions.
- Search nominees or cities.
- Filter by party and multi-ballot contests.
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Contested conventions
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Most ballots
| Year | Party | Nominee | City | Ballots |
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A single ballot means the nominee was decided immediately. Multiple ballots mark a contested or brokered convention.
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