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Presidential Elections - Analysis and Discussion => U.S. Presidential Election Results => Topic started by: OSR stands with Israel on December 21, 2014, 02:34:28 AM



Title: Biggest Landslides in 20th Century
Post by: OSR stands with Israel on December 21, 2014, 02:34:28 AM
Mine

1. 1984
2.1936
3. 1972
4.1964
5.1928


Title: Re: Biggest Landslides in 20th Century
Post by: Miles on December 21, 2014, 02:39:55 AM
1936 was, objectively, a larger landslide than 1984.


Title: Re: Biggest Landslides in 20th Century
Post by: ElectionsGuy on December 21, 2014, 03:45:29 AM
By popular vote margin:

1. 1920 (26.2%)
2. 1924 (25.2%)
3. 1936 (24.3%)
4. 1972 (23.2%)
5. 1964 (22.6%)
6. 1904 (18.8%)
7. 1984 (18.2%)
8. 1932 (18.0%)
9. 1928 (17.4%)
10. 1956 (15.4%)

But the highest % of the vote goes to Johnson's 1964 election (61.1%)


Title: Re: Biggest Landslides in 20th Century
Post by: Antonio the Sixth on December 21, 2014, 06:13:12 AM
But the highest % of the vote goes to Roosevelt's 1936 election (60.8%)

Nope. Actually the all-time record goes to LBJ with 61.05% (https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1964&f=0&off=0&elect=0).


Title: Re: Biggest Landslides in 20th Century
Post by: ElectionsGuy on December 21, 2014, 03:39:07 PM
But the highest % of the vote goes to Roosevelt's 1936 election (60.8%)

Nope. Actually the all-time record goes to LBJ with 61.05% (https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1964&f=0&off=0&elect=0).

OK, I shouldn't post at 3 AM anymore.


Title: Re: Biggest Landslides in 20th Century
Post by: SingingAnalyst on April 30, 2015, 10:09:09 PM
Depends how you define it. 1920 was 60-34 for Harding, 1984 was 59-41 for Reagan. But 1984 was notable for its uniformity. Reagan won every region, every age group, almost every demographic group. Cox still rocked the south (at least to the extent that anyone rocked back in 1920, lol).


Title: Re: Biggest Landslides in 20th Century
Post by: Beet on April 30, 2015, 10:12:33 PM
By popular vote margin:

1. 1920 (26.2%)
2. 1924 (25.2%)
3. 1936 (24.3%)
4. 1972 (23.2%)
5. 1964 (22.6%)
6. 1904 (18.8%)
7. 1984 (18.2%)
8. 1932 (18.0%)
9. 1928 (17.4%)
10. 1956 (15.4%)

But the highest % of the vote goes to Johnson's 1964 election (61.1%)

This. Although Johnson landsliding in the northeast and carrying the South despite the civil rights act was pretty badass. Also, Reagan nearly pulling off a clean sweep in '84, and getting David Horowitz and Peter Collier to vote for him was pretty swag, too.