Electoral vote changes between United States presidential elections

The following is a summary of the electoral vote changes between United States presidential elections. It summarizes the changes in the Electoral College vote by comparing United States presidential election results for a given year with those from the immediate preceding election. It tracks those states which changed their support between parties as well as changes resulting from other factors, such as reapportionment.

Tables

· 1792 vs. 1788

1788 electoral vote George Washington

Gain due to reapportionment

1788 result under the 1792 apportionment

Gains

1792 electoral vote George Washington

132

1788 electoral vote George Washington	Gain due to reapportionment	1788 result under the 1792 apportionment	Gains	Losses	1792 electoral vote George Washington
69	26	95	37		132
			Kentucky(4) New York(12) North Carolina(12) Rhode Island(4) Vermont(3) Virginia(2)*

· 1796 vs. 1792

132

1792 electoral vote George Washington

132

Gains

Losses

1796 electoral vote John Adams

1792 electoral vote George Washington	Gains	Losses	1796 electoral vote John Adams
132	1	62	71
	Vermont(1)*	Georgia(4) Kentucky(4) North Carolina(11)† Maryland(1)‡ Pennsylvania(14)↑ South Carolina(8) Virginia(20)↓

· 1800 vs. 1796

1796 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson

Gains

Losses

1800 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson

1796 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson	Gains	Losses	1800 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson
68	14	9	73
	Maryland(1)* New York(12) Virginia(1)†	North Carolina(3)‡ Pennsylvania(6)↑

· 1804 vs. 1800

1800 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson

Gain due to reapportionment

1800 result under the 1804 apportionment

101

Gains

1804 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson

162

1800 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson	Gain due to reapportionment	1800 result under the 1804 apportionment	Gains	Losses	1804 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson
73	28	101	61		162
			Maryland(3)* Massachusetts(19) New Hampshire(7) New Jersey(8) North Carolina(4)† Ohio(3) Pennsylvania(7)‡ Rhode Island(4) Vermont(6)

· 1808 vs. 1804

162

1804 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson

162

Losses

1808 electoral vote James Madison

122

1804 electoral vote Thomas Jefferson	Gains	Losses	1808 electoral vote James Madison
162		40	122
		Kentucky(1)* Massachusetts(19) New Hampshire(7) New York(6)† North Carolina(3)‡ Rhode Island(4)

References

Census
https://www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/congressional-apportionment.html
POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/08/house-redistricting-2024-elections-00134053
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1792