Overall Popular Vote
Here we have the voting numbers that led to the occupants of the House, Senate and Presidency every two years when those office are refreshed.
| Year | Dem PV | Rep PV | Tot PV | Dem % | Rep % | Tot Seats | Dem Diff | Rep Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 92,628,988 | 85,894,737 | 183,109,109 | 50.59% | 46.91% | 532 | 3 | (16) |
| 1946 | 76,393,303 | 78,213,637 | 158,389,503 | 48.23% | 49.38% | 532 | (9) | (3) |
| 1948 | 90,107,319 | 83,660,454 | 179,944,471 | 50.08% | 46.49% | 532 | 0 | (19) |
| 1950 | 83,588,570 | 82,539,455 | 171,702,019 | 48.68% | 48.07% | 532 | (7) | (10) |
| 1952 | 104,094,827 | 111,539,502 | 219,204,912 | 47.49% | 50.88% | 532 | (13) | 5 |
| 1954 | 96,470,174 | 102,340,243 | 202,084,384 | 47.74% | 50.64% | 532 | (12) | 3 |
| 1956 | 109,720,703 | 117,607,551 | 230,094,948 | 47.68% | 51.11% | 532 | (12) | 6 |
| 1958 | 105,855,067 | 101,780,041 | 209,613,317 | 50.50% | 48.56% | 536 | 3 | (8) |
| 1960 | 130,713,520 | 115,183,563 | 247,939,817 | 52.72% | 46.46% | 538 | 15 | (19) |
| 1962 | 121,081,386 | 109,589,771 | 232,544,235 | 52.07% | 47.13% | 536 | 11 | (15) |
| 1964 | 150,367,884 | 112,887,367 | 265,222,792 | 56.69% | 42.56% | 536 | 36 | (40) |
| 1966 | 133,469,133 | 108,766,413 | 244,383,471 | 54.61% | 44.51% | 536 | 25 | (29) |
| 1968 | 132,038,946 | 123,255,655 | 269,515,079 | 48.99% | 45.73% | 536 | (5) | (23) |
| 1970 | 123,089,825 | 112,220,668 | 252,428,195 | 48.76% | 44.46% | 536 | (7) | (30) |
| 1972 | 133,823,592 | 143,024,473 | 285,911,942 | 46.81% | 50.02% | 536 | (17) | 0 |
| 1974 | 124,374,438 | 123,733,102 | 257,155,434 | 48.37% | 48.12% | 536 | (9) | (10) |
| 1976 | 153,841,625 | 131,058,596 | 293,584,245 | 52.40% | 44.64% | 536 | 13 | (29) |
| 1978 | 138,846,792 | 117,841,670 | 264,486,543 | 52.50% | 44.55% | 536 | 13 | (29) |
| 1980 | 151,680,453 | 145,905,604 | 311,413,170 | 48.71% | 46.85% | 536 | (7) | (17) |
| 1982 | 143,726,104 | 134,137,786 | 289,836,085 | 49.59% | 46.28% | 536 | (2) | (20) |
| 1984 | 162,229,238 | 165,050,970 | 332,456,796 | 48.80% | 49.65% | 536 | (6) | (2) |
| 1986 | 145,350,671 | 149,378,290 | 298,935,430 | 48.62% | 49.97% | 536 | (7) | (0) |
| 1988 | 167,918,072 | 163,223,279 | 335,634,920 | 50.03% | 48.63% | 536 | 0 | (7) |
| 1990 | 151,665,145 | 147,254,447 | 305,012,158 | 49.72% | 48.28% | 536 | (1) | (9) |
| 1992 | 181,345,401 | 161,918,460 | 374,676,128 | 48.40% | 43.22% | 536 | (9) | (36) |
| 1994 | 154,398,197 | 152,138,193 | 337,852,697 | 45.70% | 45.03% | 536 | (23) | (27) |
| 1996 | 174,370,440 | 166,826,147 | 363,423,006 | 47.98% | 45.90% | 536 | (11) | (22) |
| 1998 | 154,385,775 | 149,606,790 | 323,307,117 | 47.75% | 46.27% | 536 | (12) | (20) |
| 2000 | 184,078,394 | 184,275,719 | 385,532,383 | 47.75% | 47.80% | 536 | (12) | (12) |
| 2002 | 166,757,910 | 171,030,685 | 354,124,492 | 47.09% | 48.30% | 536 | (16) | (9) |
| 2004 | 212,490,172 | 215,270,939 | 443,465,942 | 47.92% | 48.54% | 536 | (11) | (8) |
| 2006 | 197,423,014 | 183,882,632 | 393,896,540 | 50.12% | 46.68% | 536 | 1 | (18) |
| 2008 | 245,485,743 | 206,419,377 | 467,698,891 | 52.49% | 44.14% | 536 | 13 | (31) |
| 2010 | 203,584,210 | 191,757,469 | 409,991,345 | 49.66% | 46.77% | 536 | (2) | (17) |
| 2012 | 238,320,813 | 219,836,512 | 476,046,174 | 50.06% | 46.18% | 536 | 0 | (20) |
| 2014 | 201,515,436 | 197,440,363 | 414,566,226 | 48.61% | 47.63% | 536 | (7) | (13) |
| 2016 | 249,991,303 | 230,306,303 | 502,453,858 | 49.75% | 45.84% | 536 | (1) | (22) |