Close States in every election since 1960

[OSR stands with Israel]

Close States(Decided by 5% or less) are in Gray:

1960-1988:

1960:

Nixon 151
JFK 131
Close States 256


1964:

LBJ 468
Goldwater 47
Close States 23

1968:

Nixon 152
Humphrey 118
Close States  45


1972: None


1976:

Carter 144
Ford 95
Close States 299

1980:

Reagan 354
Carter 19
Close States 165


1984:

Reagan 508
Mondale 3
Close States 27


1988:

Bush 301
Dukakis 42
Close States 195

[OSR stands with Israel]

1992-Present


1992:

Clinton 263
Bush 73
Close States 202


1996:

Clinton 348
Dole 73
Close States 117


2000:

Gore 205
Bush 193
Close States 140


2004:

Bush 240
Kerry 183
Close States 115


2008:

Obama 291
McCain 159
Close States 88

2012:

Obama 272
Romney 191
Close States 75


2016:

Trump 204
Clinton 201
Close States 133

[twenty42]

I hope I live to see another 1960/1976-style election. Going into the night with all those states up for grabs has to be super exciting. I guess the closest we’ve come to such in modern times was 2000, but that became all about FL pretty early in the night.

I also hope to avoid another 2012, which proved that an election can still be super-boring even with a relatively close PV margin.

[OSR stands with Israel]

I hope I live to see another 1960/1976-style election. Going into the night with all those states up for grabs has to be super exciting. I guess the closest we’ve come to such in modern times was 2000, but that became all about FL pretty early in the night.

I also hope to avoid another 2012, which proved that an election can still be super-boring even with a relatively close PV margin.

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