November 17, 2000
Eric Rasmusen, erasmuse@indiana.edu



Source: David Leip, Atlas of US Presidential Elections, November 17, 2000,  
http://uselectionatlas.org/poltextj.html.

Winning popular percentage in past  elections. 
2000
1996 (Clinton) 49.24
 1992 (Clinton) 43.01
 1988 53.37
 1984 58.77
1980 50.75
1976 50.06
1972 60.69
1968 (Nixon) 43.42
1964 61.05
 1960 (Kennedy) 49.72

Eighteen  Elections 1824+  in which the winner had less than 50 percent:
1996 (Clinton)
 1992 (Clinton)
1968 (Nixon)
 1960 (Kennedy)
1948 (Truman)
1916 (Wilson)
1912 (Wilson)
1892 (Cleveland)
1888 (Harrison)
 1884 (Cleveland)
1880 (Garfield)
 1876 (Hayes)
 1864 (Lincoln)
1860 (Lincoln)
 1856 (Buchanan)
 1848 (Taylor)
 1844 (Polk)
 1824 (Adams)

Seven elections 1824+ in which the winner had between 50 and 52 percent:
 1980 (Reagan)
 1976 (Carter)
 1908 (Taft)
1900 (McKinley)
1896 (McKinley)
1852 (Pierce)
1836 (Van Buren)

 Nineteen  elections 1824+ in which the winner had  over 52 percent:
 1988 (Bush)
 1984 (Reagan)
 1972 (Nixon)
 1964 (Johnson)
 1956 (Eisenhower)
1952 (Eisenhower)
1944 (Roosevelt)
1940 (Roosevelt)
1936 (Roosevelt)
1932 (Roosevelt)
 1928 (Hoover)
 1924 (Coolidge)
 1920 (Harding)
 1904 (Roosevelt)
1872 (Grant)
 1868 (Grant)
1840 (Harrison)
 1832 (Jackson)
 1828 (Jackson)