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The data behind PolitiFinder, turned into the questions people actually ask. Every page is generated from the same nonpartisan election records and links straight to the candidates and races behind it.
Most career popular votes of all timeThe American politicians who have won the most total popular votes across their entire career — every presidential, Senate, and governor election combined.Biggest presidential landslidesThe most lopsided U.S. presidential elections, ranked by the winner’s margin in the national popular vote.Closest presidential electionsThe tightest U.S. presidential races in history, ranked by the narrowest margin in the national popular vote.Presidents who lost the popular voteThe U.S. presidents who took office through the electoral college despite trailing in the national popular vote.