U.S. Presidential Elections

The U.S. Presidential Elections dataset offers a comprehensive view of election outcomes from 1912 to 2020. This dataset, organized into detailed tables, provides valuable insights into voting patterns, candidate performance, and election competitiveness over more than a century of presidential elections.

The Votes by Party table breaks down the total number of votes cast in each election by party affiliation, including Democratic, Republican, other major parties (with over 5% of the vote), and all others. This table enables an analysis of how voter support has shifted between parties over time.

The Candidates table includes information on the winning and runner-up candidates, as well as their respective party affiliations, allowing for a comparison of candidate performance and election outcomes across different election cycles.

The Party of Winner table focuses on the party affiliation of the winning candidate, alongside the total number of votes cast, providing a clear view of the party's dominance in each election year.

he Margin of Victory table highlights the vote margins between Democratic and Republican candidates, giving a sense of how competitive each presidential election was.The Election Competitiveness table complements this by presenting the percentage difference between the top two candidates, enabling users to assess how close each election was in terms of voter preference.For the 2016 and 2020 datasets, an additional Winning Candidate table is available, which includes the name of the winning candidate and their electoral votes, offering deeper insights into the electoral process and its outcomes.

This dataset is invaluable for political researchers, historians, and strategists looking to analyze long-term trends in U.S. presidential elections, voter behavior, and shifts in party dominance over time.