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Through 2020, there have been 59 presidential elections. This page links to the results of those historical elections, including a larger map, results and synopsis of the race. An interactive version of each map is also available, letting you change history.
- Margin of Victory
The maps on this page show the relative competitiveness of...
- State Voting History
You’ll see trends and polls for the 2020 election as well as...
- Presidential Image Gallery
Links to electoral maps of each historical presidential...
- Historical Timeline
View the electoral map for any prior presidential election....
- Margin of Victory
It will take 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election. Click states on this interactive map to create your own 2024 election forecast. Create a specific match-up by clicking the party and/or names near the electoral vote counter.
View the electoral map for any prior presidential election. Click or tap any of the maps for a more detailed narrative of that election and a link to an interactive version where you can change history.
It takes at least 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Plot each candidate’s best path to victory on our interactive map below.
- Overview
- Election of 1789
- Election of 1792
- Election of 1800
- Election of 1808
- Election of 1820
- Election of 1824
The president of the United States is elected every four years by way of the electoral college, a system devised by the creators of the Constitution that today requires a candidate to secure at least 270 electoral votes from the states to win. That means the history of presidential elections is one best told through maps.
On February 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously chosen to be the first president of the United States.
In December 1792, electors from 15 states voted George Washington to his second term as president.
Incumbent John Adams once again ran against Thomas Jefferson in 1800. Electoral voters tied, which meant that the House of Representatives would decide the election; it chose Jefferson.
After Thomas Jefferson chose not to run for a third term, his fellow Democratic-Republican James Madison defeated Charles Cotesworth Pinckney in 1808.
James Monroe had no opponents in 1820; he was thus elected to a second term.
Although Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes in 1824, John Quincy Adams was chosen president by the House of Representatives.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A candidate must receive an absolute majority of electoral votes (currently 270) to win the presidency or the vice presidency.
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Click once for Republican, again for Democrat, and again for Third Party. There are a total of 538 electoral votes and a candidate needs 270 to win. Predict the outcome for each state, then save your map and share it.
