Back in 2017, I plotted a chart showing presidential electoral winnings compared with other presidents. You can see the original here. And now I thought I'd do the same today, adding in the 2020 and 2024 elections.
What I did ... I took every US presidential election; divided the number of electoral votes by the total number of votes available to get the "Winnings -- Percent of Total Electoral Votes"; and then ranked the percentages from 1 to 58. And graphed the resulting line as such ...
I also show where Washington, and every president from Reagan on, so we can compare how everyone did. And I conclude the following:
- Donald Trump has won the highest percentage of electoral votes among Republican since after the 1980s.
- Both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama received higher percentages than Trump -- not even close.
- Joseph Biden got sandwiched in between the two Trump wins.
- Biden is also the worst performer among Democrats after the 1980s.
- Reagan and Washington are in a league of their own -- true landslides.
- Poor George W. Bush!
In comparison, Trump's 2024 win ranks 43rd out of 58. And he didn't break 60% of the total electoral college votes. Though I wouldn't call this a landslide, Trump nonetheless commanded an impressive win, even winning the popular vote. It is clear that America chose Trump, but it is evident that his America is still somewhat divided, and he will have his work cut out for him.
