Franklin Roosevelt won 54.7% of the popular vote and was elected to a third term in 1940.
President Roosevelt won a large majority of the electoral Vote
Majority
If there is no majority in a presidential election, the election moves to the newly elected house of Representatives who vote on the top 3 contestants.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
John Quincy Adams eventually won the 1824 election, but Jackson won the popular vote. The election was actually decided in 1825 by the House of Representatives because nobody got a majority of the electoral votes.
Lincoln won the election in 1860 without the majority of the popular vote. He won 40% of the popular vote, and 180 out of 303 electoral votes.
Barack Obama won the election, with a majority of the popular vote and a decisive win in the electoral college.
John Quincy Adams eventually won the 1824 election, but Jackson won the popular vote. The election was actually decided in 1825 by the House of Representatives because nobody got a majority of the electoral votes.
He won the presidential election so clearly the majority of America does.
Majority
John Quincy Adams won over Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election. This election was unusual in that it was ultimately decided by the U.S. House of Representatives after no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote.