Popular vote vs Electoral College
Elections where the popular-vote leader did not win the presidency.
2016
Donald J. Trump won the presidency with 306 electoral votes and 46.20% of the popular vote. Hillary Clinton received 2,833,224 more popular votes (48.20%) but 232 electoral votes.
2000
George W. Bush won the presidency with 271 electoral votes and 47.90% of the popular vote. Albert Gore, Jr. received 537,179 more popular votes (48.40%) but 266 electoral votes.
1888
Benjamin Harrison won the presidency with 233 electoral votes and 47.80% of the popular vote. Grover Cleveland received 89,293 more popular votes (48.60%) but 168 electoral votes.
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency with 185 electoral votes and 48.00% of the popular vote. Samuel Tilden received 254,694 more popular votes (51.00%) but 184 electoral votes.
1824
John Quincy Adams won the presidency with 84 electoral votes and 30.90% of the popular vote. Andrew Jackson received 38,149 more popular votes (41.30%) but 99 electoral votes.
In 1824 no candidate won an electoral majority and the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams. Early elections without a popular vote are not included.
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Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data