In U.S. presidential elections, the national popular vote is the sum of all votes cast in every state and the DC.
Paler shade – electors chosen entirely or in part by state legislature and not, or not wholly, by popular vote.
How many times have the parties won elections from 1824 to 2016: Republican party – 24 (last win in 2016) Democratic party – 22 (last win in 2012) Whig party – 2 (last win in 1848) Democratic-Republican party – 1 (last win in 1848)
