Us Presidential Election Results Since 1960. Data shown through 2008. Eisenhowers two terms as President.
Eisenhowers two terms as President. The candidate who gains the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular voteHowever the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nations president or vice president. 1 In elections from 1789 to 1804 each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president.
Kennedy was also the first president born in the 20th century.
In Alabama voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate as in the other 49 states. In Alabama voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate as in the other 49 states. Since 1824 a national popular vote has been tallied for each election but the national popular vote does not directly affect the winner of the presidential election. He won 303 electoral votes defeating his opponent Richard M.