The statistic shows the popular vote advantage of elected U.S. president over the opposing candidate by percentage of total votes from 1948 to 2012. Harry S. Truman was 4.5 percent ahead of his opponent in the elections in 1948.
Advantage of the elected U.S. president over the opposing candidate by percentage of votes from 1948 to 2012
The values represent the difference in vote shares in percentage points between incumbent U.S. presidents and their direct rival candidates. Numbers were rounded to the nearest statistical value.
Historical data has been taken from the website of the FEC.
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Federal Election Commission. (July 31, 2013). Advantage of the elected U.S. president over the opposing candidate by percentage of votes from 1948 to 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262910/advantage-of-the-elected-us-president-by-vote-shares-over-opposing-candidate/
Federal Election Commission. "Advantage of the elected U.S. president over the opposing candidate by percentage of votes from 1948 to 2012." Chart. July 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262910/advantage-of-the-elected-us-president-by-vote-shares-over-opposing-candidate/
Federal Election Commission. (2013). Advantage of the elected U.S. president over the opposing candidate by percentage of votes from 1948 to 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262910/advantage-of-the-elected-us-president-by-vote-shares-over-opposing-candidate/
Federal Election Commission. "Advantage of The Elected U.S. President over The Opposing Candidate by Percentage of Votes from 1948 to 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262910/advantage-of-the-elected-us-president-by-vote-shares-over-opposing-candidate/
Federal Election Commission, Advantage of the elected U.S. president over the opposing candidate by percentage of votes from 1948 to 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262910/advantage-of-the-elected-us-president-by-vote-shares-over-opposing-candidate/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Advantage of the elected U.S. president over the opposing candidate by percentage of votes from 1948 to 2012 [Graph], Federal Election Commission, July 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262910/advantage-of-the-elected-us-president-by-vote-shares-over-opposing-candidate/
