(Thread) Interesting factoids about presidential elections.

[Mr. Smith]

Iowa is the only state to split evenly for both sides in the past 6 elections.

Georgia and Vermont have both voted Democratic twice, but Georgia has still been rightwards of the nation.

1980 is still the only time both voted left [but Ye olde patterns persisted].

1972 is the only time both voted right and Republican.

[Bootes Void]

Between 2000 and 2016 all democratic candidates in Arizona got 44% of the vote until it was broken in 2020

[darklordoftech]

Gore’s transformation from 1988 to 2000 is similar to Hillary’s transformation from 2008 to 2016.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Now 1984 is the most recent election where both candidates are dead, and 1996 is the most recent one where both candidates are alive. Of course, 1976 is the earliest with a living candidate.

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Now 1984 is the most recent election where both candidates are dead, and 1996 is the most recent one where both candidates are alive. Of course, 1976 is the earliest with a living candidate.

And 2000 is the most recent one with all four presidential and vice presidential candidates still alive.

[Calthrina950]

Now 1984 is the most recent election where both candidates are dead, and 1996 is the most recent one where both candidates are alive. Of course, 1976 is the earliest with a living candidate.

Not just both candidates, but all four major-party presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

For the Presidential:

Most Recent dead DEM: Walter Mondale
Most Recent dead GOP: John McCain

Furthest Back living DEM: Jimmy Carter
Furthest Back living GOP: Bob Dole

For the VP:

Most Recent dead DEM: Lloyd Bentsen
Most Recent dead GOP: Jack Kemp

Furthest Back living DEM: Al Gore
Furthest Back living GOP: Bob Dole

[brucejoel99]

Now 1984 is the most recent election where both candidates are dead, and 1996 is the most recent one where both candidates are alive. Of course, 1976 is the earliest with a living candidate.

And 2000 is the most recent one with all four presidential and vice presidential candidates still alive.

I think you mean 2000 is the *earliest* with all 4 living candidates, since 2004, 2012, 2016, & 2020 are all more recent

[Chips]

1988 was the last time one of WI, MI and PA voted differently than the others.

1996 and 2004 were the only elections since 1964 that both major parties picked up states.

[Mr. Smith]

1988 was the last time one of WI, MI and PA voted differently than the others.

2004 was the only election since 1964 that both major parties picked up states.

1996 says differently.

[Chips]

1988 was the last time one of WI, MI and PA voted differently than the others.

2004 was the only election since 1964 that both major parties picked up states.

1996 says differently.

I forgot for some reason.

[darklordoftech]

1988 and 2004 are the last two times the GOP won the popular vote, the last two times that the candidate perceived as more hawkish won, and both involved a Bush defeating a candidate from Massachusettes.

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

The Democrats haven’t nominated a governor for VP since 1924.

[TDAS04]

The Democrats haven’t nominated a sitting governor for VP since 1924.

[Calthrina950]

All but two Democratic VP nominees since at least 1944 has either been a sitting Senator at the time of being elected Vice President, or if they were an incumbent Vice President, had been a Senator previously. The only exceptions to this pattern are 1972 (Sargent Shriver) and 1984 (Geraldine Ferraro).

[DS0816]

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1996 and 2004 were the only elections since 1964 that both major parties picked up states.

Those two elections were party holds. Re-elections for incumbent U.S. presidents.

In elections in which a party switch occurs for the White House, the pickup winning party tends to carry everything in the party’s column from the prior cycle (which they lost).

You have to go back to the 1880s and 1890s for a pickup winning Republican or Democrat who lost a state their party’s losing nominee had carried in the prior cycle.

[Chips]

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1996 and 2004 were the only elections since 1964 that both major parties picked up states.

Those two elections were party holds. Re-elections for incumbent U.S. presidents.

In elections in which a party switch occurs for the White House, the pickup winning party tends to carry everything in the party’s column from the prior cycle (which they lost).

You have to go back to the 1880s and 1890s for a pickup winning Republican or Democrat who lost a state their party’s losing nominee had carried in the prior cycle.

The only plausible way this could be broken in 2024:

[Chips]

1976 was the last time MI and PA voted differently from each other. The closest this came to breaking was 2016 and could very well break in 2024. It had a realistic chance of happening in 1988 too. Dukakis just needed 2.5% more.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

I listed them earlier, but what's more shocking is the years between them:

There are 24 years between the most recent dead DEM and GOP nominations for presidents (Mondale and McCain), where as there is only 8 years between the most recent dead VP nominations (Bentsen and Kemp).

As for the furthest back living, there's 20 years between presidents (Cater 1976 and Dole 1996) and 16 between VP's (Gore and Dole)

[Chips]

Depending on how you choose to count the 1960 Alabama vote, either Kennedy or Nixon could've won the state as well as the nationwide popular vote.

Most news organizations simply took the elector with the highest number of votes for both Byrd and Kennedy and accept that as popular vote totals. Some however say it's more fair to split up the Democratic vote 6/5 in Byrd's favor as that's how the election lined up. Kennedy loses 171,000 votes if you do this which is greater than his margin in both Alabama and the national popular vote. Congressional Quarterly originally calculated the results in this manner.

[SingingAnalyst]

From 1952 through 2004, 13 of the 14 GOP tickets contained one of the following four men: Richard Nixon, Bob Dole, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush.

[darklordoftech]

From 1952 through 2004, 13 of the 14 GOP tickets contained one of the following four men: Richard Nixon, Bob Dole, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush.

Is the Goldwater 1964 ticket the one that didn’t include any of them?

[SingingAnalyst]

From 1952 through 2004, 13 of the 14 GOP tickets contained one of the following four men: Richard Nixon, Bob Dole, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush.

Is the Goldwater 1964 ticket the one that didn’t include any of them?

Yes.

[Proud Houstonian]

Henry Clay won MD by 6 votes

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Henry Clay won MD by 6 votes

Well isn't that a NH-SEN 1974 kind of margin...