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Presidents who lost the popular vote
The U.S. presidents who took office through the electoral college despite trailing in the national popular vote.
#ElectionTook officeWon the popular votePopular-vote deficit
11824John Quincy Adams DAndrew Jackson D28,869
21876Rutherford B. Hayes RSamuel J. Tilden D264,292
31888Benjamin Harrison RGrover Cleveland D100,456
42000George W. Bush RAl Gore D543,895
52016Donald Trump RHillary Clinton D2,868,686
Elections where the candidate who won the presidency (in the electoral college, or in the House in 1824) received fewer popular votes than an opponent. The 1824 count is partial — six states chose electors through their legislatures.