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Who was the presidential candidate with the highest popular vote ever?
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Barack Obama won 69,498,516 popular votes in 2008, the highest total ever, due in large part to the constantly increasing population.
James Monroe won 80.61% of the popular vote in 1820. (George Washington no doubt did even better in 1788 and 1792 but he did not opposition at all.)
In modern history, Lyndon Johnson won the highest percentage of popular votes , 61.6% in 1964.
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∙ 11y agoThe greatest total number of "national popular votes" in a U. S. presidential election, 69,499,428, were cast in favor of Barack Obama in 2008. That was 52.87% of all votes cast.
The highest percentage of "national popular votes" on record, 61.05%, were cast in favor of Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
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What presidential candidate got most popular vote ever?
Barack Obama won 69,498,516 popular votes in 2008, the highest total ever, due in large part to the constantly increasing population.James Monroe won 80.61% of the popular vote in 1820. (George Washington no doubt did even better in 1788 and 1792 but he did not opposition at all.)In modern history, Lyndon Johnson won the highest percentage of popular votes , 61.6% in 1964.
Did Nixon win both the popular and electoral college vote?
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Who wants obama for the country?
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Ross Perot's total votes in 1992 election was the highest awarded any candidate not affiliated with the two major parties?
Perot won 19.743 million popular votes in 1992 which was the highest total ever for a third party candidate. However, as a percentage, he won only 18.9% ,whereas in 1912, third party candidate Theodore Roosevelt won 27.4% of the popular vote with some 4 million votes for him.
What city does Barack Obama represent in the 2008 campaign?
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What presidential candidates had their endorsement revoked from their party?
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Has NJ ever voted republican for president?
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How many votes did Hillary Clinton get in the 2008 presidential campaign?
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Which candidate in 2000 lost the Electoral College vote and did not become president?
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How many people voted for Obama?
In 2008, President Obama received almost 53% of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes. His total of 69,456,897 votes was the most ever received by a U.S. presidential candidate. In 2012, his vote total was down from 2008, but he still won with a solid margin. He received 65,367,939 popular votes, and 332 electoral votes.
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