Statistics for Closest US Presidential Elections

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Year	Result	Margin	Answer	% Correct
2000 2004	271-266 286-251	− 0.51%	George W. Bush	96%
2016		− 2.09%	Donald Trump	91%
2016		+ 2.09%	Hillary Clinton	90%
2000	266-271	+ 0.51%	Al Gore	89%
1960 1968	301-191	− 0.17% + 0.70%	Richard Nixon	85%
1960		+ 0.17%	John F. Kennedy	80%
1976	297-240		Jimmy Carter	75%
1976	240-297		Gerald Ford	73%
1796	71-68		John Adams	72%
1796	68-71		Thomas Jefferson	68%
2004	251-286		John Kerry	67%
1876	185-184	− 3.00%	Rutherford B. Hayes	63%
1916	277-254		Woodrow Wilson	57%
1884 1888	219-182	+ 0.57% + 0.83%	Grover Cleveland	55%
1888		− 0.83%	Benjamin Harrison	53%
1968	191-301	− 0.70%	Hubert Humphrey	50%
1876	184-185	+ 3.00%	Samuel Tilden	43%
1880		+ 0.09%	James Garfield	37%
1884	182-219	+ 0.57%	James G. Blaine	22%
1916	254-277		Charles Evans Hughes	21%
1880		− 0.09%	Winfield Hancock	13%