U.S. Elections

Election results for presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections 1789-present.
Download data as .csv or .tsv

Wide range of statistics on presidential selection and elections, including:

• primary and party convention results (1968–2012)
• nomination methods by state (1968–2012)
• popular and electoral votes by state (1789–2012)
• presidential and Congressional party alignment (1824–2012)
• turnout by state (1824–2012)
• vote share by demographic group, national (1952–2012)

Tables in Excel or .csv format

Available at the DiSC lab. Click link above for DiSC contact & schedule.

• Presidential general election data at the state, county, and New England town level (1992–present)
• Presidential primary elections data at the state, county, and New England town level (2000–present)
• Voter registration and turnout data for all 50 states, counties, and New England towns (1992–present)

Data in Excel.

ICPSR data collection of county-level electoral returns for all parties and candidates. Data are most complete from 1824 on. 1950–1990 are available as election year files; 1824–1950 are multi-year state files. (Also includes congressional and gubernatorial elections.)

Wikipedia table with links to each state's election division and official returns. Includes coverage dates for available returns.