Appendix C Victorious party in each state, 1856-1964 State-by-State Presidential Election Returns, 1856-1964, Congress and the Nation Congressional Quarterly Service (1965). Appendix D Percentages of votes, winning candidates "Winning candidates percentages of popular and electoral votes," 1868-1964, Congress and the Nation 1945-1964, Congressional Quarterly Service (1965), p. 67. Appendix E Popular vote of minority Presidents Library of Congress, Historical Statistics of the U.S., and Congressional Under the Electoral College system, 14 Presidents have been elected, either by the Electoral College itself or by the House of Representatives, who did not receive a majority of the popular votes cast in the election. Three of them-John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison-actually trailed their opponents in the popular vote. The following table shows the percentage of the popular vote received by candidates in the 14 elections in which a "minority" President was elected: *1960 percentages total more than 100 because of double-counted Alabama votes (both under Kennedy and Unpledged columns). |