Electoral Points Proposal Example: Election Statistics

Electoral Points Proposal
United States Presidential Election Statistics
From 1900 to the Present Day

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Largest Margin of Victory with Electoral Points Reading L-To-R: Margin ... Year ... Winner ... Loser Electoral Points (Electoral Votes) 45,299 .. 1936 .. Franklin Roosevelt (D) - 98,729 (523) | Alf Landon (R) - 53,430 (8) 43,552 .. 1972 .. Richard Nixon (R) - 102,925 (520) | George McGovern (D) - 59,373 (17) 39,812 .. 1932 .. Franklin Roosevelt (D) - 94,906 (472) | Herbert Hoover (R) - 55,094 (59) 33,926 .. 1984 .. Ronald Reagan (R) - 97,463 (525) | Walter Mondale (D) - 63,537 (13) 30,624 .. 1964 .. Lyndon Johnson (D) - 95,812 (486) | Barry Goldwater (R) - 65,188 (52) 28,066 .. 1940 .. Franklin Roosevelt (D) - 92,533 (449) | Wendell Wilkie (R) - 64,467 (82)

Smallest Margin of Victory with Electoral Points Reading L-To-R: Margin ... Year ... Winner ... Loser Electoral Points (Electoral Votes) 542 ..... 1960 ... John Kennedy (D) - 80,271 (303) | Richard Nixon (R) - 79,729 (219) 846 ..... 2020 ... Joe Biden (D) - 82,923 (306) | Donald Trump (R) - 82,077 (232) 904 ..... 1976 ... Jimmy Carter (D) - 82,341 (297) | Gerald Ford (R) - 81,437 (240) 2,212 ... 1900 ... William J. Bryan (D) - 73,458 (155) | William McKinley (R) - 71,246 (292) NOTE: In actual fact, McKinley won the 1900 election. 2,716 ... 2012 ... Mitt Romney (R) - 82,858 (206) | Barack Obama (D) - 80,142 (332) NOTE: In actual fact, Obama won the 2012 election. 3,783 ... 2000 ... George W. Bush 43 (R) - 83,125 (271) | Al Gore (D) - 79,342 (266)

Run-Offs and Voluntary Concession Scenarios 1912 Run-Off / Concession Leader ....... Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) - 71,312 pts 2nd place .... Theodore Roosevelt (Bull Moose Progressive) - 38,046 pts 3rd Place .... William Howard Taft (Republican) - 32,569 pts Total Points -- 150,000 | Needed to Win - 75,010 NOTES .... 1 - Wilson's extreme closeness to the need-to-win mark, coupled with the wide points gap between himself and Roosevelt, could have led to a Voluntary Concession by Roosevelt, thereby avoiding a run-off. With the concession, 3,708 of Roosevelt's points would be given to Wilson, who in turn would be certified as the 1912 election winner, with 75,020 points to Roosevelt's 34,338. 2 - Wilson was the actual outright winner of the 1912 election.

1948 Run-Off / Concession Leader ....... Harry Truman (Democrat) - 75,356 pts 2nd Place .... Thomas Dewey (Republican) - 64,482 pts 3rd Place .... J. Strom Thurmond (DixieCrat / States Rights) - 12,747 pts Total Points -- 153,000 | Needed to Win - 76,510 NOTES .... 1 - Truman's extreme closeness to the need-to-win mark, coupled with the 10,000+ points gap between himself and Dewey, could have led to a Voluntary Concession by Dewey, thereby avoiding a run-off. With the concession, 519 of Dewey's points would be given to Truman, who in turn would be certified as the 1948 election winner, with 76,520 points to Dewey's 63,318. 2 - Truman was the actual outright winner of the 1948 election.

1968 Run-Off Leader ....... Richard Nixon (Republican) - 72,308 pts 2nd Place .... Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) - 68,759 pts 3rd Place .... George Wallace (3rd/American Independent) - 21,933 pts Total Points -- 163,000 | Needed to Win - 815010 NOTE -- Nixon was the actual outright winner of the 1968 election.

1992 Run-Off Leader ....... Bill Clinton (Democrat) - 68,419 pts 2nd Place .... George H.W. Bush 41 (Republican) - 62,933 pts 3rd Place .... H. Ross Perot (Independent) - 31,588 pts Total Points -- 163,000 | Needed to Win - 81,510 NOTE -- Clinton was the actual outright winner of the 1992 election.

1996 Run-Off Leader ....... Bill Clinton (Democrat) - 79,143 pts 2nd Place .... Bob Dole (Republican) - 70,168 pts 3rd Place .... H. Ross Perot (Reform) - 14,689 pts Total Points -- 164,000 | Needed to Win - 82,010 NOTE -- Clinton was the actual outright winner of the 1996 election.

Closest Margin of Victory in Relation to Minimum "Need-to-Win" Mark Reading L-To-R: Margin (Points), Year, Winner (Points), "Need-to-Win" Mark, Total Available Points, Runner-Up (Points) 261 .... 1960 ... John Kennedy (D) - 80,271 | 80,010-150,000 | Richard Nixon (R) - 79,729 331 .... 1976 ... Jimmy Carter (D) - 82,341 | 82,010-164,000 | Gerald Ford (R) - 81,437 413 .... 2020 ... Joe Biden (D) - 82,923 | 82,510-165,000 | Donald Trump (R) - 82,077 615 .... 2000 ... George W. Bush 43 (R) - 83,125 | 82,510-165,000 | Al Gore (D) - 79,342 948 .... 1900 ... William J. Bryan (D) - 73,458 | 72,510-145,000 | William McKinley (R) - 71,246 NOTE: In actual fact, McKinley won the 1900 election, and Bryan was the runner-up. 977 .... 1924 ... Calvin Coolidge (R) - 78,487 | 77,510-155,000 | John Davis (D) - 52,968 1,966 .. 2016 ... Donald Trump (R) - 83,976 | 82,010-164,000 | Hillary Clinton (D) - 76,835 2,716 .. 2012 ... Mitt Romney (R) - 82,858 | 81,510-163,000 | Barack Obama (D) - 80,142 NOTE: In actual fact, Barack Obama won the 2012 election, and Mitt Romney was the runner-up. 3,088 .. 1980 ... Ronald Reagan (R) - 85,598 | 82,510-165,000 | Jimmy Carter (D) - 68,445

Winners: 80,000 or more points ... »» 100,000+ points: 1 - Richard Nixon (102,925 in 1972) »» 95,000+ points: 1 - Franklin Roosevelt (98,729 in 1936 1 - Ronald Reagan (97,463 in 1984) 1 - Lyndon Johnson (95,812 in 1964) »» 90,000+ points: 2 - Franklin Roosevelt (94,906 in 1932; 92,533 in 1940) »» 85,000+ points: 1 - George H.W. Bush 41 (88,778 in 1988) 1 - Warren Harding (88,288 in 1920) 1 - Dwight Eisenhower (87,218 in 1956) 1 - Herbert Hoover (85,843 in 1928) 1 - Woodrow Wilson (85,837 in 1916) 1 - George W. Bush 43 (85,664 in 2004) 1 - Ronald Reagan (85,598 in 1980) 1 - Donald J. Trump (85,440 in 2024) **1 **1 = Trump's 2024 point total is as of December 10th, 2024. Popular vote counts are still being checked and re-checked, so the figure may change as national, state and local vote count records are updated. »» 80,000+ points: 1 - Franklin Roosevelt (84,968 in 1944 1 - Barack Obama (84,748 in 2008) 1 - Donald J. Trump (83,976 in 2016) 1 - Dwight Eisenhower (83,884 in 1952) 1 - George W. Bush 43 (83,125 in 2000) 1 - Joe Biden (82,923 in 2020) 1 - Mitt Romney (82,858 in 2012) **2 1 - Jimmy Carter (82,341 in 1976) 1 - Theodore Roosevelt (82,197 in 1904 1 - John Kennedy (80,271 in 1960) **2 = In actual fact, Barack Obama won the 2012 election

Election Winners - Percentage of Points Won L-to-R: Percentage, Points Earned, Points Available, Name (Year) 64.52876% (98,729 / 153,000) - Franklin Roosevelt (1936) 63.27067% (94,906 / 150,000) - Franklin Roosevelt (1932) 63.16871% (102,925 / 163,000) - Richard Nixon (1972) 60.53602% (97,463 / 161,000) - Ronald Reagan (1984) 59.51056% (95,812 / 161,000) - Lyndon Johnson (1964) 58.93822% (92,533 / 157,000) - Franklin Roosevelt (1940)

Election Winners, Most/Fewest Total Points Earned (Single Elections) Most Fewest Points -- Winner (Year) Points - Winner (Year - Minimum Needed to Win) 102,925 - Richard Nixon (1972) 73,458 - William J. Bryan (1900 - 72,510) ***1 98,729 - Franklin Roosevelt (1936) 75,151 - William H. Taft (1908 - 74,010) 97,463 - Ronald Reagan (1984) 78,487 - Calvin Coolidge (1924 - 77,510) 95,812 - Lyndon Johnson (1964) 80,271 - John Kennedy (1960 - 80,010) 94,906 - Franklin Roosevelt (1932) 82,197 - Theodore Roosevelt (1904 - 72,510) 92,533 - Franklin Roosevelt (1940) 82,341 - Jimmy Carter (1976 - 82,010) 88,778 - George H.W. Bush 41 (1988) 82,858 - Mitt Romney (2012 - 81,510) ***2 88,288 - Warren G. Harding (1920) 82,923 - Joe Biden (2020 - 82,510) 87,218 - Dwight Eisenhower (1956) 83,125 - George W. Bush 43 (2000 - 82,510) ***1 = In actual fact, William McKinley won the 1900 election, and William J. Bryan finished 2nd. ***2 = In actual fact, Barack Obama was the winner of the 2012 election, and Mitt Romney the runner-up

2nd Place Finishers, Most/Fewest Total Points Earned Most Fewest Points - Finisher (Year) Points - Finisher (Year) 82,077 - Donald Trump (2020) 38,046 - Theodore Roosevelt (1912, no concession) 34,338 - Theodore Roosevelt (1912, concession) 81,437 - Gerard Ford (1976) 52,968 - John Davis (1924) 80,142 - Barack Obama (2012) ***1 53,430 - Al Landon (1936) 79,729 - Richard Nixon (1960) 55,094 - Herbert Hoover (1932) 79,342 - Al Gore (2000) 59,939 - Alton Parker (1904) 78,252 - John S. McCain (2008) 59,373 - George McGovern (1972) ***1 = In actual fact, Barack Obama was the winner of the 2012 election, and Mitt Romney the runner-up

3rd Place Finishers, Most/Fewest Total Points Earned Most Fewest Points - Finisher (Year) Points - Finisher (Year) 32,569 - William Howard Taft (1912) 222 - Roger MacBride (1976) 31,588 - H. Ross Perot (1992) 296 - John Woolley (1900) 23,494 - Robert La Follette (1924) 308 - T. Coleman Andrews (1956) 21,933 - George C. Wallace (1968) 702 - John Smitz (1972) 14,689 - H. Ross Perot (1996) 841 - William Lemke (1936) -------------------------------- 1,276 - Eugene V. Debs (1920) NOTE ... Debs finished third three times -- 1904, 1908 and 1920 Perot finished third two times --- 1992 and 1996

4th and 5th Place Finishers (Points-Name-Year) 4th Place Finishers 5th Place Finishers 8,073 - Eugene V. Debs - 1912 106 - James Ferguson - 1920 1,356 - Evan McMullin - 2016 788 - Parley Christensen - 1920 584 - Ed Clark - 1980 562 - Thomas Watson - 1904 415 - Henry Wallace - 1948 256 - Thomas Watson - 1908 237 - James Hanly - 1916 51 - Herman Faris - 1924 NOTE --- In the history of the current Electoral College System, there have been only two 4th place finishers in terms of Electoral Votes -- Henry Clay in 1824, and Stephen A. Douglas in 1860. There has never been a 5th place finisher in the Electoral College in any U.S. Presidential Election.

Most Points Earned - All Elections NOTE -- All stats herein are in the Electoral Points reality only Most Overall, First and Second place ......... 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt ....... 371,036 ... 1932-1st, 1936-1st, 1940-1st, 1944-1st 2. Richard M. Nixon ............ 254,962 ... 1960-2nd, 1968-Leading, 1972-1st If 1968 2nd place finisher Hubert Humphrey had opted for Voluntary Concession of that election, then Nixon's overall total would have been 264,174. 3. Donald J. Trump ............. 251,493 ... 2016-1st, 2020-2nd, 2024-1st 4. Ronald Reagan ............... 183,061 ... 1980-1st, 1984-1st 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower ........ 171,102 ... 1952-1st, 1956-1st 6. George H. Bush 43 ........... 168,789 ... 2000-1st, 2004-1st 7. Barack Obama ................ 164,890 ... 2008-1st, 2012-2nd Most, First Place, Election Winner ........ 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt ....... 371,036 ... 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 2. Ronald Reagan ............... 183,061 ... 1980, 1984 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower ........ 171,102 ... 1952, 1956 4. George H. Bush 43 ........... 168,789 ... 2000, 2004 Most, 2nd place, never an election winner ....... 1. Thomas Dewey ................ 134,614 ... 1944, 1948 If Dewey had opted for Voluntary Concession to Harry Truman in the 1948 election, his total would be 133,450. 2. Adlai Stevenson ............. 131,590 ... 1952, 1956 Most Overall, Third Place or lower only ...... 1. H. Ross Perot ............... 46,277 ... 1992-3rd, 1996-3rd 2. William H. Taft ............. 32,569 ... 1912-3rd 3. Robert LaFollette ........... 23,494 ... 1924-3rd 4. George C. Wallace ........... 21,933 ... 1968-3rd 5. Eugene V. Debs .............. 14,254 ... 1904-3rd, 1908-3rd, 1912-4th, 1920-3rd