Presidential Elections Rankings - 2024

2024 is an election year, the 60th - so why not rank each presidential election?

I use a mix of books, web articles, and essays to obtain my information.

Check them out! Please note rankings are done in pairs so even numbers are toward the bottom.

Read: Introduction to Presidential Election Rankings

  1. 1876 - Hayes vs. Tilden

  1. 1824 - Quincy Adams, Jackson, Clay, and Crawford

57. 2000 - Bush vs. Gore

  1. 1800 - Adams vs. Jefferson

  1. 1928 - Hoover Vs. Smith

  1. 1840 - Van Buren vs. Henry Harrison

  1. 1852 - Fillmore vs. Scott

  1. 1796 - Washington vs. Nobody

  1. 1856 - Buchanan, Fremont, and Fillmore

  1. 1912 - Taft, Wilson, and Teddy Roosevelt

  1. 2004 - Bush vs. Kerry

  1. 1896 - McKinley vs. Bryan

  1. 2016 - Trump vs. Clinton

  1. 1848 - Taylor vs. Cass

  1. 1792 - Washington vs. Nobody

  1. 1984 - Reagan vs. Mondale

  1. 1832 - Jackson vs. Clay

  1. 1872 - Grant vs. Greeley

  1. 1936 - FDR vs. Landon

  1. 1940 - FDR vs. Willkie

  1. 1972 - Nixon vs. McGovern

  1. 1804- Jefferson vs. Pickney

  1. 1964 - Johnson vs. Goldwater

  1. 1980 - Carter vs. Reagan

  1. 1808 - Madison vs. Pickney

  1. 1812 - Madison vs. Clinton

  1. 1952 - Eisenhower vs. Stevenson

  1. 1956 - Eisenhower vs. Stevenson

  1. 1816 - Monroe vs. King

  1. 1836 - Van Buren vs. Harrison

  1. 1884 - Cleveland vs. Blaine

  1. 1992- Bush vs. Clinton

  1. 1908 - Taft vs. Bryan

  1. 1968 - Nixon vs. Humphrey

  1. 1868 - Grant vs. Seymour

  1. 1988 - Bush vs. Dukakis

  1. 1976 - Ford vs. Carter