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Biggest state landslides

The widest statewide margins on record.

#StateYearWinnerRunner-upMargin (pts)Margin (votes)
1 Alabama 1832 Andrew Jackson Henry Clay 99.93 14,281
2 South Carolina 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Alfred M. Landon 97.15 112,145
3 South Carolina 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover 96.13 100,369
4 Tennessee 1824 Andrew Jackson William H. Crawford 95.95 19,885
5 South Carolina 1924 John W. Davis Calvin Coolidge 94.35 47,885
6 Mississippi 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Alfred M. Landon 94.28 152,866
7 South Carolina 1916 Woodrow Wilson Charles E. Hughes 94.28 60,295
8 Georgia 1828 Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams 93.58 18,720
9 South Carolina 1912 Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt 93.37 47,062
10 Mississippi 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover 92.44 134,988
11 South Carolina 1920 James M. Cox Warren G. Harding 92.14 61,560
12 Mississippi 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie 91.51 160,903
13 South Carolina 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie 91.27 91,110
14 Tennessee 1832 Andrew Jackson Henry Clay 90.84 26,731
15 South Carolina 1904 Alton B. Parker Theodore Roosevelt 90.80 50,750
16 Tennessee 1828 Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams 90.37 42,053
17 South Carolina 1908 William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft 87.89 58,343
18 Mississippi 1916 Woodrow Wilson Charles E. Hughes 87.87 76,169
19 New Hampshire 1824 John Quincy Adams William H. Crawford 87.18 8,746
20 Mississippi 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey 87.11 157,008
21 District of Columbia 2016 Hillary Clinton Donald J. Trump 86.78 270,107
22 District of Columbia 2020 Joseph R. Biden Donald J. Trump 86.75 298,737
23 South Carolina 1900 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 86.09 43,648
24 District of Columbia 2008 Barack Obama John McCain 85.92 228,433
25 Louisiana 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover 85.77 230,565
26 Mississippi 1904 Alton B. Parker Theodore Roosevelt 85.49 50,200
27 Mississippi 1896 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 84.11 58,536
28 Georgia 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover 83.83 214,255
29 District of Columbia 2024 Kamala Harris Donald J. Trump 83.81 273,109
30 District of Columbia 2012 Barack Obama Mitt Romney 83.63 245,689
31 Mississippi 1908 William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft 83.59 55,924
32 Mississippi 1912 Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt 83.39 53,775
33 South Carolina 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey 83.23 86,047
34 South Carolina 1928 Alfred E. Smith Herbert Hoover 82.85 56,842
35 Mississippi 1924 John W. Davis Calvin Coolidge 81.80 91,980
36 District of Columbia 2004 John Kerry George W. Bush 79.84 181,714
37 Alabama 1828 Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams 79.80 14,858
38 Louisiana 1916 Woodrow Wilson Charles E. Hughes 78.96 73,409
39 Louisiana 1904 Alton B. Parker Theodore Roosevelt 78.84 42,503
40 Mississippi 1900 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 77.89 45,999
41 Louisiana 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Alfred M. Landon 77.66 256,103
42 Mississippi 1948 Strom Thurmond Harry S Truman 77.09 148,154
43 Texas 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover 76.72 662,389
44 District of Columbia 2000 Albert Gore, Jr. George W. Bush 76.20 153,850
45 District of Columbia 1996 William J. Clinton Robert Dole 75.85 140,881
46 District of Columbia 1992 William J. Clinton George H. W. Bush 75.55 171,921
47 Texas 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Alfred M. Landon 74.76 630,611
48 Georgia 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Alfred M. Landon 74.50 218,420
49 Mississippi 1964 Barry Goldwater Lyndon B. Johnson 74.28 303,910
50 Arkansas 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover 73.59 159,364
51 Alabama 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Alfred M. Landon 73.56 202,838
52 Louisiana 1908 William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft 72.70 54,610
53 Georgia 1916 Woodrow Wilson Charles E. Hughes 72.23 114,620
54 Louisiana 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie 71.80 267,305
55 South Carolina 1896 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 71.79 49,488
56 District of Columbia 1984 Walter Mondale Ronald Reagan 71.66 151,399
57 Florida 1892 Grover Cleveland James B. Weaver 71.16 25,311
58 Colorado 1896 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 71.09 134,734
59 District of Columbia 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater 71.00 140,995
60 Alabama 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie 70.88 208,542
61 Alabama 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover 70.62 173,235
62 Georgia 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie 69.94 218,699
63 Mississippi 1920 James M. Cox Warren G. Harding 69.90 57,560
64 North Carolina 1832 Andrew Jackson Henry Clay 69.54 20,723
65 District of Columbia 1988 Michael Dukakis George H. W. Bush 68.34 131,817
66 Utah 1896 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 65.45 51,116
67 District of Columbia 1976 Jimmy Carter Gerald R. Ford 65.12 109,945
68 South Carolina 1888 Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison 65.11 52,088
69 Louisiana 1912 Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt 65.10 51,588
70 Georgia 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey 64.51 211,681
71 Pennsylvania 1824 Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams 64.36 30,295
72 Mississippi 1928 Alfred E. Smith Herbert Hoover 64.33 97,508
73 Vermont 1896 William McKinley William Jennings Bryan 64.15 40,948
74 Arkansas 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt Alfred M. Landon 63.93 114,716
75 District of Columbia 1968 Hubert Humphrey Richard M. Nixon 63.64 108,554
76 Texas 1912 Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft 63.33 190,611
77 Alabama 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey 63.08 154,378
78 Maine 1824 John Quincy Adams William H. Crawford 62.99 7,953
79 Vermont 1924 Calvin Coolidge John W. Davis 62.55 64,374
80 Michigan 1924 Calvin Coolidge John W. Davis 62.24 722,272
81 Mississippi 1828 Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams 62.10 5,182
82 Rhode Island 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater 61.74 240,848
83 Texas 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie 61.57 640,999
84 Kansas 1864 Abraham Lincoln George McClellan 61.41 13,253
85 District of Columbia 1980 Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan 61.38 107,568
86 Louisiana 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey 61.20 213,814
87 Massachusetts 1828 John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson 60.97 23,824
88 Florida 1912 Woodrow Wilson Eugene V. Debs 60.89 31,611
89 Alabama 1948 Strom Thurmond Thomas E. Dewey 60.71 130,513
90 Montana 1896 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 60.23 32,119
91 North Dakota 1920 Warren G. Harding James M. Cox 59.61 122,660
92 Texas 1916 Woodrow Wilson Charles E. Hughes 59.47 221,515
93 Vermont 1904 Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker 59.13 30,682
94 South Carolina 1892 Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison 58.63 41,335
95 Mississippi 1972 Richard M. Nixon George McGovern 58.57 378,343
96 Georgia 1912 Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt 58.53 71,102
97 Louisiana 1900 William Jennings Bryan William McKinley 58.07 39,434
98 Vermont 1872 Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley 57.69 30,554
99 Hawaii 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater 57.52 119,227
100 Arkansas 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie 57.42 115,091

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