Electoral College

Should we eliminate the college and go to a popular vote only, then we should expect future Presidential winners could receive even lower percentages than John Quincy Adams!

ELECTION YEAR-WINNER-% OF POPULAR VOTE

1824       John Quincy Adams          30.92%

1860       Abraham Lincoln              39.65%

1912       Woodrow Wilson              41.84%

1992       Bill Clinton                         43.01%

1968       Richard Nixon                   43.42%

1856       James Buchanan               45.29%

1892       Grover Cleveland             46.02%

2016       Donald Trump   Rep.       46.09%

1848       Zachary Taylor                  47.28%

1888        Benjamin Harrison         47.80%

2000       George W. Bush                47.87%

1876       Rutherford Hayes            47.92%

1880       James Garfield                  48.31%

1884       Grover Cleveland             48.85%

1996       Bill Clinton                         49.23%

1916       Woodrow Wilson             49.24%

1844       James Polk                         49.54%

1948       Harry Truman                  49.55%

1960       John Kennedy                   49.72%

And that is all I’m going to say about that