These candidates attempt to win presidential elections by taking a majority of the electoral vote.
Many states did not hold popular votes for the presidential election prior to the advent of Jacksonian Democracy in the 1820s.
Also included are independent and third party tickets that won at least ten percent of the popular or electoral vote.
[b] An asterisk or caret (^) denotes elections held before 1832; before 1832, many states did not hold a popular vote for president.
A caret (^) denotes elections held before 1832; before 1832, many states did not hold a popular vote for president.