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The largest percentage of popular votes were won by Lyndon Johnson 61.05% in 1964, Franklin Roosevelt 60.80% in 1936, Richard Nixon 60.67% in 1972, and Warren Harding 60.32% in 1920.
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Which president got the most votes?
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1820 election James Monroe was unopposed and received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes. George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes and was unanimously elected President in 1789 and 1792.
What president got the most number of votes but was not president?
Andrew Jackson lost the election of 1824 even though he received the largest number of popular votes and electoral votes. In the 1824 presidential election an individual needed to receive at least 131 electoral votes out of the 261 total electoral votes. Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 84 electoral votes, William Crawford received 41 electoral votes, and Henry Clay received 37 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271 (42.9%), John Quincy Adams 113,122 (32.1%), Henry Clay 47,531 (13.5%), and William Crawford 40,856 (11.6%). Since no candidate received the required majority of 131 electoral votes, the president was elected by the U.S. House of Representatives in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution. John Quincy Adams won the election in the U.S. House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson won the 1828 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams.
Does your vote count?
Technically yes. The president gets elected based on the Electoral vote, not the popular vote. So even if a candidate wins the popular vote, they can still lose the Electoral vote. but that almost never happens. the electoral college was put in place by the founding fathers because they didnt want the average person(uneducated hill folk) deciding who the president would be. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes It does. When you vote the state sees the votes and th e person who got the most votes by us, Gets all the Electoral Votes for that state.
If a candidate claims 80 percent of the popular vote in a state then how many electoral votes will heshe receive?
It depends on the state. Most have a winner-take-all approach, where whoever wins gets all the electoral votes. A few states can split their electoral votes, depending on who wins in each district.
Who elects the US president?
Its not just one person who determines the .US. President. So the PEOPLE that put the person in office is us the people of the United states of America so don't let any person the take you American rights.
Who was voted most popular US president?
According to the popular vote from the United States elections, Lyndon Johnson was the most popular president. He received 61.05 percent of his votes.
Why doesn't the popular vote decide the president?
because its electoral votes and it technically is the most popular but congress also has to vote the new president in.
Which president received the most popular votes in history Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon or Franklin D. Roosevelt?
eisenhower
Which branch votes and decides the presidential election in the event of a tie with the popular vote?
The U.S. President is never elected by popular vote. In fact, there have been four Presidential elections in U.S. history in which the winner of the election was not the candidate who received the most popular votes (in 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000).
Which president received the most popular votes in history between Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon and Franklin d roosevelt?
Nixon
How do electoral votes determined the president?
The candidate who receives the most electoral votes wins the presidency. It is possible to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote to be elected president.
Who got more votes in the election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and the most electoral votes, but nobody had more than half of all electoral votes as required. When that happens, the House of Representatives elects the President. They chose John Quincy Adams.
When a president canididate wins a states electoral votes do they win all of them or just part of them?
In U.S. Presidential elections, D.C. and every state except Nebraska and Maine gives 100% of their electoral votes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes within their state. In Nebraska and Maine, two electoral votes go to the candidate who gets the most popular votes within each state, and one electoral vote goes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes in each of the states' congressional districts.
What system do Americans use to elect a president?
Adult eligible voters vote in an election, held on the first Tuesday in November, every four years. The person who gets the most number of votes in a state (and the District of Columbia), get all electoral votes from that state. The person with the most number of electoral votes wins the election. In the case of a tie, the vice president casts the deciding vote for the winner. On at least two occasions, the person with the most electoral votes was Not the person who received the most people votes, but, the electoral votes decide the election of the president, not the popular vote.
How did Thomas j become president?
If you are asking about Jefferson he was elected by the majority of congress. This was the same way Washington and Adams were made president. There were no elections like we have today. No popular vote and people couldn't vote for president instead they were selected by the members of congress. The man with the most votes became president and the man with the second most votes was vice president.
Is the president chosen by most votes or electoral college?
By the electoral college, though it usually (not always) falls in line with the popular vote.
Who won the most popular votes in the 2012 election?
President Obama did as of 2:30 EST, Wednesday November 3, 2012.
