Everyone to Ever Receive a Presidential Electoral Vote

Since the first presidential election in 1788-1789, 120 men and women have received electoral votes for the office of President of the United States. Name them all, and fill in the all-time Electoral Vote leaderboard. Source
Prior to 1804, all electoral votes were for President (with the Vice-President being the second-place finisher).
An asterisk indicates that the person was not a major party candidate that year.
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Rank
EVs
Answer
Years Received
Party
1
1,876
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1932, 1936, 1940, 1944
Democratic
2
1,040
Richard Nixon
1960, 1968, 1972
Republican
3
1,015
Ronald Reagan
1976*,1980,1984
Republican
4
899
Dwight Eisenhower
1952, 1956
Republican
5
749
Bill Clinton
1992, 1996
Democratic
6
712
Woodrow Wilson
1912, 1916
Democratic
7
697
Barack Obama
2008, 2012
Democratic
8
664
Grover Cleveland
1884, 1888, 1892
Democratic
9
594
George H. W. Bush
1988, 1992
Republican
10
563
William McKinley
1896, 1900
Republican
11
557
George W. Bush
2000, 2004
Republican
12
536
Donald J. Trump
2016, 2020
Republican
13
503
Herbert Hoover
1928, 1932
Republican
14
500
Ulysses S. Grant
1868, 1872
Republican
15
496
Andrew Jackson
1824, 1828, 1832
Democratic-Republican (1824), Democratic (1828, 1832)
16
493
William Jennings Bryan
1896, 1900, 1908
Democratic
17
486
Lyndon B. Johnson
1964
Democratic
18
424
Theodore Roosevelt
1904, 1912*
Republican
19
411
James Monroe
1816, 1820
Democratic-Republican
20
404
Warren G. Harding
1920
Republican
21
392
Abraham Lincoln
1860, 1864
Republican, National Union
22
382
Calvin Coolidge
1924
Republican
23
378
Benjamin Harrison
1888, 1892
Republican
24
346
Jimmy Carter
1976, 1980
Democratic
25
329
William Howard Taft
1908, 1912
Republican
26
307
William Henry Harrison
1836, 1840
Whig
27
306
Joe Biden
2020
Democratic
28
303
Harry Truman
1948
Democratic
28
303
John F. Kennedy
1960
Democratic
30
288
Thomas Dewey
1944, 1948
Republican
31
266
Al Gore
2000
Democratic
32
254
Franklin Pierce
1852
Democratic
32
254
Charles Evans Hughes
1916
Republican
34
251
John Kerry
2004
Democratic
35
250
James Madison
1808, 1812
Democratic-Republican
36
247
John Adams
1789*, 1792*, 1796, 1800
Federalist
37
240
Gerald Ford
1976
Republican
38
239
Thomas Jefferson
1792*, 1796, 1800, 1804
Democratic-Republican
39
230
Martin van Buren
1836, 1840
Democratic
40
227
Hillary Clinton
2016
Democratic
41
214
James Garfield
1880
Republican
42
206
Mitt Romney
2012
Republican
43
203
George Washington
1789, 1792, 1796*
None
44
191
Henry Clay
1824*, 1832, 1844
Democratic-Republican (1824), National Republican (1832), Whig (1844)
44
191
Hubert Humphrey
1968
Democratic
46
185
Rutherford B. Hayes
1876
Republican
47
184
Samuel Tilden
1876
Democratic
48
182
James G. Blaine
1884
Republican
49
174
James Buchanan
1856
Democratic
50
173
John McCain
2008
Republican
51
170
James K. Polk
1844
Democratic
52
168
John Quincy Adams
1820*, 1824, 1828
Democratic-Republican (1816, 1824), National Republican (1828)
53
163
Zachary Taylor
1848
Whig
54
162
Adlai Stevenson
1952, 1956
Democratic
55
159
Bob Dole
1996
Republican
56
155
Winfield Scott Hancock
1880
Democratic
57
140
Alton B. Parker
1904
Democratic
58
136
John Davis
1924
Democratic
59
127
Lewis Cass
1848
Democratic
59
127
James Cox
1920
Democratic
61
124
Charles C. Pinckney
1796*, 1800*, 1804, 1808
Federalist
62
114
John C. Fremont
1856
Republican
63
111
Michael Dukakis
1988
Democratic
64
104
Aaron Burr
1792*, 1796*, 1800*
Democratic-Republican
65
89
DeWitt Clinton
1812
Federalist
66
87
Al Smith
1928
Democratic
67
82
Wendell Willkie
1940
Republican
68
80
Horatio Seymour
1868
Democratic
69
72
John C. Breckinridge
1860*
Southern Democratic
70
66
George Clinton
1789*, 1792*, 1796*, 1808
Anti-Federalist (1789), Democratic-Republican (1792, 1796, 1808)
71
59
Thomas Pinckney
1796*
Federalist
72
52
Barry Goldwater
1964
Republican
73
46
George Wallace
1968*
Segregationist Democratic
74
42
Winfield Scott
1852
Whig
74
42
Thomas A. Hendricks
1872*
Democratic
76
41
William H. Crawford
1824*
Democratic-Republican
77
39
John Bell
1860*
Constitutional Union
77
39
Strom Thurmond
1948*
Dixiecrat (Segregationist)
79
34
Rufus King
1816
Federalist
80
26
Hugh Lawson White
1836*
Whig
81
22
James Weaver
1888*
Populist
82
21
George B. McClellan
1864
Democratic
83
18
Benjamin Gratz Brown
1872*
Liberal Republican/Democratic
84
17
George McGovern
1972
Democratic
85
15
John Jay
1789*, 1796*, 1800*
Federalist
85
15
Samuel Adams
1796*
Democratic-Republican
85
15
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
1960*
Segregationist Democratic
88
14
Daniel Webster
1836*
Whig
89
13
Robert LaFollette, Sr.
1924*
Progressive
89
13
Walter Mondale
1984
Democratic
91
12
Stephen Douglas
1860
Northern Democratic
92
11
Oliver Ellsworth
1796*
Federalist
92
11
John Floyd
1832*
Nullifier
92
11
Willie Person Mangum
1836*
Whig
95
8
Millard Fillmore
1856*
American ("Know-Nothing")
95
8
Alf Landon
1936
Republican
97
7
William Wirt
1832*
Anti-Masonic
98
6
Robert H. Harrison
1789*
Federalist
98
6
John Rutledge
1789*
Federalist
100
4
John Hancock
1789*
Federalist
101
3
James Iredell
1796*
Federalist
101
3
Horace Greeley (Posthumous)
1872
Liberal Republican/Democratic
103
3
Colin Powell
2016*
Republican
104
2
Samuel Huntington
1789*
Federalist
104
2
John Henry
1796*
Democratic-Republican
104
2
Samuel Johnston
1796*
Federalist
104
2
Charles J. Jenkins
1872*
Democratic
108
1
James Armstrong
1789*
Federalist
108
1
Benjamin Lincoln
1789*
Federalist
108
1
John Milton
1789*
Federalist
108
1
Edward Telfair
1789*
Anti-Federalist
108
1
David Davis
1872*
Liberal Republican
108
1
Walter Jones
1956*
Segregationist Democratic
108
1
John Hospers
1972*
Libertarian
108
1
Lloyd Bentsen
1988*
Democratic
108
1
John Edwards
2004*
Democratic
108
1
John Kasich
2016*
Republican
108
1
Ron Paul
2016*
Libertarian
108
1
Bernie Sanders
2016*
Democratic
108
1
Faith Spotted Eagle
2016*
Democratic
+1
Level 63
Sep 1, 2017
Missing some former presidents: John Tyler, William McKinley, Chester A. Arthur, George McGovern
+4
Level 70
Sep 1, 2017
I have McKinley and McGovern... Tyler and Arthur never received electoral votes. They came into office when WH Harrison and Garfield died, respectively. Neither stood for reelection.
+2
Level 63
Sep 2, 2017
Interesting, thanks.
+2
Level 18
Jun 6, 2020
Mondale was 1984 not 1972
+2
Level 43
Oct 9, 2020
Am reasonably sure Franklin Rooosevelt, not Alf Landon, was the Democratic candidate in 1936.

Landon was a Republican.

+2
Level 70
Oct 26, 2020
Thanks, fixed! Lots of data here so looks like I missed that.
+3
Level 63
Apr 17, 2021
Same issue in 1884 with James Blaine.
+2
Level 70
Apr 18, 2021
Fixed, thank you!
+2
Level 80
Apr 15, 2021
La Follette and Willkie are spelled wrong
+2
Level 70
Apr 15, 2021
Thank you! Fixing.
+1
Level 75
Apr 20, 2021
Didn't Deez Nuts get votes in 2016?
+4
Level 52
Jul 11, 2022
not in the electoral college
+3
Level 40
Jun 2, 2021
Winfield Scott was a Whig, not a Republican.
+2
Level 70
Jun 4, 2021
Thank you! Fixed.
+3
Level 46
Feb 15, 2022
George McClellan got 21 EV in 1864, you wrote 3 (which were the States he carried). Great quiz indeed! ;)
+2
Level 60
Sep 9, 2023
I love the idea. I did poorly but great quiz nonetheless.
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Level 83
Sep 9, 2023
Nommed! Great stuff.