Landslide victory

{{Short description|Election result wherein a party or candidate wins by a large margin}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} A '''landslide victory''' is an election result in which the winning candidate or party achieves a decisive victory by an overwhelming margin, securing a very large majority of votes or seats far beyond the typical competitive outcome.<ref name=Murse>{{cite web |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-a-landslide-election-3367585 |title=Landslide Victory: Definition in Elections |first=Tom |last=Murse |date=8 October 2020 |work=ThoughtCo |publisher= |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627185750/https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-a-landslide-election-3367585 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Multiple sources: *{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Landslide|access-date=2024-11-07}} *{{Cite Cambridge Dictionaries |Landslide |access-date=2024-11-07 }} *{{Cite Collins Dictionary|Landslide|access-date=2024-11-07}} </ref> The term became popular in the 19th century to describe a victory in which the opposition is "buried",<ref name=Murse/> similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path. A landslide victory for one party is often accompanied by an electoral wipeout for the opposition, as the overwhelming support for the winning side inflicts a decisive loss on its rivals. What qualifies as a landslide victory can vary depending on the type of electoral system, as the term does not entail a precise, technical, or universally agreed-upon measurement. Instead, it is used informally in everyday language, making it subject to interpretation. Even within a single electoral system, there is no consensus on the exact margin that constitutes a landslide victory.<ref name=Murse/>

A landslide victory implies a powerful expression of popular will and a ringing endorsement by the electorate for the winner's political platform. A landslide can be viewed by a winning candidate or party as a mandate or a tacit authorization from the public to implement their proposed policies and pursue their agenda with confidence. Emboldened by the result, the winner may undertake ambitious reforms or significant policy shifts to reflect the electorate's desire for meaningful change.<ref>{{Citation |title= Mandates, Parties, and Voters: How Elections Shape the Future |author1= James H Fowler |author2= Oleg Smirnov |page=15 |year= 2009}}</ref> However, it can also indicate deep political polarization in an electorate<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Johnston |first1=Ron |last2=Jones |first2=Kelvyn |last3=Manley |first3=David |title=MultiLevel Modeling of Space–Time Variations: Exploring Landslide Voting Patterns at United States Presidential Elections, 1992–2016 |journal=Geographical Analysis |date=July 2019 |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=280–313 |doi=10.1111/gean.12176 |url=https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/bd157168-6c78-4a31-90e1-c497ea381c04 }}</ref> or an unfair election.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Newton-Farrelly |first1=Jenni |title=FROM GERRY-BUILT TO PURPOSE-BUILT: DRAWING ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES FOR UNBIASED ELECTION OUTCOMES |journal=Representation |date=November 2009 |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=471–484 |doi=10.1080/00344890903257565}}</ref>

A combination of factors, including charismatic leadership, a favorable shift in public sentiment driven by dissatisfaction with or support for the status quo, strategic electoral campaigning and a positive media portrayal, can create the conditions necessary for a landslide victory. A landslide may fundamentally reshape the political landscape of a country; one example of this phenomenon is Franklin D. Roosevelt's election as US president in 1932.<ref>{{Citation |title=Confrontation and Compromise: Presidential and Congressional Leadership, 2001–2006 |author1=Jason D. Mycoff |author2=Joseph August Pika |year=2008 |page=11 |publisher= Rowman & Littlefield Publishers}}</ref> In a post-landslide scenario, a winning party can sometimes implement its policies with little resistance, while its severely weakened opposition may struggle to perform essential checks and balances.

==Notable examples==

===Argentina=== * 2011 Argentine presidential election – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Justicialist Party was re-elected with over 54% of the vote.<ref name=cnn1>{{cite news|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-08-15/world/argentina.primary_1_primary-vote-president-cristina-fernandez-peronist?_s=PM:WORLD|title=Fernández wins Argentina primary, looks poised for re-election|publisher=CNN|access-date=21 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916214854/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-08-15/world/argentina.primary_1_primary-vote-president-cristina-fernandez-peronist?_s=PM:WORLD|archive-date=16 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Australia=== '''Local and mayoral elections:''' * 2008 Brisbane City Council election – The Liberal Party won a landslide victory over the Labor Party. Campbell Newman was re-elected Lord Mayor of Brisbane with 66.1% of the two-party-preferred vote, with a swing of 13.7%.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-15/newman-wins-brisbane-election-landslide/1074230 | title=Newman wins Brisbane election landslide | newspaper=ABC News | date=15 March 2008 | archive-date=31 May 2023 | access-date=31 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531015105/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-15/newman-wins-brisbane-election-landslide/1074230 | url-status=live }}</ref> The LNP won 16 of the 26 wards. [[File:2021_Western_Australian_state_election_-_Simple_Results.svg|thumb|Labor's landslide victory at the 2021 Western Australian state election. Seats won by Labor are in red, seats won by the Liberals are in blue and seats won by the Nationals are in green.]] * 2021 Mandurah City Council election – Rhys Williams was re-elected Mayor of Mandurah with 85% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.6pr.com.au/the-mayor-that-was-re-elected-in-a-landslide-collecting-85-per-cent-of-the-votes/ | title=The Mayor that was re-elected in a landslide, collecting 85 per cent of the votes | date=20 October 2021 | access-date=31 May 2023 | archive-date=31 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531025927/https://www.6pr.com.au/the-mayor-that-was-re-elected-in-a-landslide-collecting-85-per-cent-of-the-votes/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

'''State and territory elections:''' * 2021 Western Australian state election – Mark McGowan led the Labor Party to win 53 out of the 59 seats in the lower house. The Labor Party had a primary vote of 59.92% and a two-party-preferred vote of 69.68%. The National Party won 4 seats and the Liberal Party won 2 seats, making the National Party the official opposition, the first time they had held this status since the 1940s. To date, the election is the most decisive result at any Australian state or federal election since Federation, in terms of both percentage of lower house seats controlled by the governing party (89.8%) and two-party preferred margin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-03-12|title=Biggest State Election Landslides|url=https://armariuminterreta.site/2021/03/12/biggest-state-election-landslides/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Armarium Interreta|language=en-AU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312132526/https://armariuminterreta.site/2021/03/12/biggest-state-election-landslides |archive-date=12 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/wa/2021/03/14/west-australian-election-labor-landslide/|title=Mark McGowan claims WA election victory as Liberals all but wiped out|date=14 March 2021|work=The New Daily}}</ref> '''Federal:'''

* 2025 Australian federal election – Anthony Albanese led the Labor Party to win 94 of 150 seats in the House of Representatives – the highest number held by one party of any election held in the country. Both leaders Peter Dutton of the Liberal Party and Adam Bandt of the Greens lost their seats in their respective divisions of Dickson and Melbourne. The result came as a surprise to public polling which predicted that the Coalition would form government.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crowley |first=political reporter Tom |date=2025-05-05 |title=Most polls underestimated Labor. How did they get it wrong? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-06/how-did-most-polls-get-2025-federal-election-wrong/105256346 |access-date=2026-03-12 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

=== Bangladesh === *2026 Bangladeshi general election – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a 2/3rds majority in the Jatiya Sangsad.

=== Brazil === * 2002 and 2006 Brazilian presidential elections – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party won with over 60% of the vote in the second rounds.

=== Bulgaria === * 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election - Progressive Bulgaria won with 44,6% of the vote.

=== Canada === In a Canadian federal election, a landslide victory occurs when a political party gains a significant majority of the House of Commons of Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cecco |first=Leyland |date=2025-04-25 |title=Canadian ex-PM seeks to help Liberals match his 1993 landslide victory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/25/canada-elections-ex-prime-minister-campaigns-liberals |access-date=2026-04-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Landslide victories may also occur during provincial elections, and territorial elections in Yukon. Landslide victories are not possible for territorial elections in the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, as its members are elected without reference to political parties, operating as a consensus government.

==== National landslide victories ==== The following Canadian federal elections resulted in landslide victories:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/lists/PartyStandingsHistoric.aspx?Menu=HOC-Representation&Section=03d93c58-f843-49b3-9653-84275c23f3fb | title=Party Standings in the House of Commons (1867-date) | publisher=Library of Parliament | work=PARLINFO | date=24 March 2016 | accessdate=5 April 2016 | archive-date=19 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419223042/http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/lists/PartyStandingsHistoric.aspx?Menu=HOC-Representation&Section=03d93c58-f843-49b3-9653-84275c23f3fb | url-status=live }}</ref> * 1935 – The Liberals, led by William Lyon Mackenzie King, won 171 seats (an increase of 34) and gained a majority of 50, while the Conservatives, led by R. B. Bennett, won just 39 (a decrease of 98). * 1940 – The Liberals, led by William Lyon Mackenzie King, won 179 seats (an increase of 6) and gained a majority of 56 seats while the Progressive Conservatives, led by Robert James Manion, won just 39 (unchanged from their previous share). * 1949 – The Liberals, led by Louis St. Laurent, won 191 seats (an increase of 73) and gained a majority of 59, while the Progressive Conservatives, led by George A. Drew, won just 41 (a decrease of 25). thumb|The vote by province in 1958 shows the scale of the Progressive Conservatives' landslide victory. * 1958 – The Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, won 208 seats (an increase of 96) and gained a majority of 75, while the Liberals, led by Lester B. Pearson, won just 48 (a decrease of 57). thumb|The vote by province in 1984 shows the scale of the Progressive Conservatives' landslide victory. * 1984 – The Progressive Conservatives, led by Brian Mulroney, won 211 seats (an increase of 111) and gained a majority of 69, while the Liberals, led by John Turner, won just 40 (a decrease of 95). Mulroney is the only prime minister to have won a majority of seats in every single province. * 1993 – The Liberals, led by Jean Chrétien, won 177 seats (an increase of 96) and gained a majority of 29, while the Bloc Québecois, led by Lucien Bouchard, which ran only in Quebec, won 54 (an increase of 44). The ruling Progressive Conservatives, led by Kim Campbell, won just 2 (a decrease of 154).

=== Chile === * 2013 Chilean presidential election – Michelle Bachelet of the Socialist Party won a second term with over 62% of the vote in the second round.

* 2025 Chilean general election - José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party of Chile won the election with 58% of the vote in the second round.

=== El Salvador ===

* 2024 Salvadoran presidential election – Nayib Bukele of Nuevas Ideas was re-elected with 84.65% of the vote, the largest margin for a presidential candidate in the country's democratic history. His party also won 54 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Avelar |first1=Bryan |last2=Laborde |first2=Antonia |title=Nayib Bukele is re-elected as president of El Salvador with 84.6% of the vote |url=https://elpais.com |work=El País |date=10 February 2024}}</ref>

=== France === * 2002 French presidential election – Jacques Chirac of Rally for the Republic won re-election in the second round with over 80% of the vote.

=== Germany === * 1957 West German federal election – The CDU/CSU won an absolute majority.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Barnes |first=Samuel H. |last2=Grace |first2=Frank |last3=Pollock |first3=James K. |last4=Sperlich |first4=Peter W. |date=2013 |title=The German Party System and the 1961 Federal Election |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/abs/german-party-system-and-the-1961-federal-election1/4DE5C1ABE2EC179628BFA39AAC3C14E2 |journal=American Political Science Review |language=en |volume=56 |issue=4 |pages=899–914 |doi=10.2307/1952792 |issn=1537-5943 |via=University of Cambridge}}</ref>

=== Hungary ===

* 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election – The TISZA Party won in a historic landslide, securing at least 141 of 199 seats.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kassam |first=Ashifa |last2=Garamvolgyi |first2=Flora |date=2026-04-12 |title=Magyar's parliamentary majority in Hungary increases after final count |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/magyars-parliamentary-majority-hungary-increases-after-final-count-2026-04-18/ |access-date=18 April 2026}}</ref>

=== India === ==== National election ==== * In the 1951–52, 1957, and 1962 Indian general elections, Jawaharlal Nehru's Indian National Congress secured landslide majorities in the Lok Sabha. * In the 1971 and 1980 Indian general elections, Indira Gandhi's Indian National Congress secured landslide majorities in the Lok Sabha. * 1984 Indian general election – The Indian National Congress led by Rajiv Gandhi was re-elected after winning over 400 seats in the lower house of India's Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Political Tsunami turns Jamaica green with massive JLP victory |url=https://www.myvuenews.com/political-tsunami-turns-jamaica-green-with-massive-jlp-victory/ |access-date=2020-11-20 |language=en-US |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404032158/https://www.myvuenews.com/political-tsunami-turns-jamaica-green-with-massive-jlp-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * In the 2014 and 2019 Indian general elections, Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party secured landslide majorities in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/16/narendra-modi-victory-congress-india-election |title=Archived copy |website=TheGuardian.com |access-date=9 February 2026 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804171103/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/16/narendra-modi-victory-congress-india-election |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== State election ==== * In the 1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election the governing Sikkim Sangram Parishad won all of the of 32 seats in the legislative assembly and secured 70.41% of the votes polled. * In the 2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election the governing Sikkim Democratic Front won 31 of the 32 seats in the legislative assembly and secured 71.09% of the votes polled. * In the 2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election the governing Sikkim Democratic Front won all of the of 32 seats in the legislative assembly and secured 65.91% of the votes polled. * In the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election the governing National Democratic Alliance alliance won 206 of the 243 seats in the state in a landslide. The Janata Dal (United) won 115 seats on its own. No other political party could win enough seats to be recognised as official opposition in the state. * In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election the Aam Aadmi Party won 67 of the 70 seats in the legislative assembly and secured 54.3% of the votes polled. * In the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance won 325 of the 403 seats in the legislative assembly and secured 39.67% of the votes polled. It remains one of the biggest mandates in the most populous state of India. * In the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election the Aam Aadmi Party won 92 of the 117 seats in the legislative assembly and secured 42.01% of the votes polled. * In the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election the governing Bharatiya Janata Party won a landslide victory of 156 seats of the 182 seats in the state (85.7%), the most ever won by any party in Gujarat's history and securing 52.50% of the total votes polled. No other political party could win enough seats to be recognised as official opposition in the state. * In the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election the governing Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won 31 of 32 seats in the legislative assembly and secured 58.38% of the votes polled. No other political party could win enough seats to be recognised as official opposition in the state. * In the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election the governing Bharatiya Janata Party led Maha Yuti alliance won 235 of the 288 seats in the state in a landslide. It was the biggest victory recorded in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party on its own won 132 of the 149 seats it contesting recording a 88.59 % win percentage. No other political party could win enough seats to be recognised as official opposition in the state. * In the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election the governing Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance alliance won 202 of the 243 seats in the state in a landslide. The Bharatiya Janata Party on its own won 89 of the 101 seats it contesting recording a 88.11 % win percentage.

==== Local election ==== * In 2025 Haryana local elections, in Faridabad Municipal Corporation, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Praveen Joshi polled 4,16,927 votes, securing roughly 80.6% of the valid votes in a contest against the Congress candidate (who received 1,00,075 votes). This margin of 3.16 lakh votes is cited as the highest-ever for a mayoral election in India. * In 2026 Gujarat local elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, won a landslide victory, winning the majority of the 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats, and 260 taluka panchayats. The BJP also won all 15 municipal corporations, in a show of strength. The party also polled 59.36% of the total votes polled in the election.

=== Indonesia === * 2009 Indonesian presidential election – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democratic Party won in the first round with over 60% of the vote. * 2024 Indonesian presidential election – Prabowo Subianto of the Gerindra Party won in the first round, receiving over 96 million votes and 58.59% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 February 2024|title=Early results showing Prabowo on course for landslide win in Indonesia's presidential election, securing around 60% of votes cast|language=en|work=CNA|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-elections-2024-unofficial-count-prabowo-lead-4122556|access-date=14 February 2024|archive-date=14 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214090757/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-elections-2024-unofficial-count-prabowo-lead-4122556|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=20 March 2024|title=Indonesia election commission confirms Prabowo Subianto wins presidency |language=en|work=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/indonesia-election-commission-confirms-prabowo-subianto-wins-presidency |access-date=20 March 2024}}</ref>

=== Jamaica ===

* 2020 Jamaican general election – The Jamaica Labour Party led by Andrew Holness was re-elected after winning a supermajority in Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Political Tsunami turns Jamaica green with massive JLP victory |url=https://www.myvuenews.com/political-tsunami-turns-jamaica-green-with-massive-jlp-victory/ |access-date=2020-11-20 |language=en-US |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404032158/https://www.myvuenews.com/political-tsunami-turns-jamaica-green-with-massive-jlp-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Japan === * 1986 Japanese general election – The Liberal Democratic Party led by Yasuhiro Nakasone was re-elected after winning 300 seats in Parliament and an outright majority.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=pol_date1&k=2009083101337 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220083756/http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=pol_date1&k=2009083101337 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-20 |title=衆院党派別得票数・率（比例代表） |publisher=(in Japanese) Jiji |date=2009-08-31 }}</ref> * 2009 Japanese general election – The Democratic Party of Japan led by Yukio Hatoyama was elected after winning over 300 seats in Parliament.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8229368.stm |title='Major win' for Japan opposition |work=BBC News |date=2009-08-30 |access-date=2009-08-31 |archive-date=2019-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611110413/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8229368.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2026 Japanese general election – The Liberal Democratic Party led by Sanae Takaichi was re-elected after winning a supermajority (316 seats) in Parliament. The landslide was so decisive that the LDP, which actually won 330 seats, had to forfeit 14 of those simply due to not having enough list candidates.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCurry |first=Justin |date=2026-02-08 |title=Sanae Takaichi’s conservatives cement power in landslide Japan election win |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/08/japan-election-conservatives-victory-sanae-takaichi |access-date=2026-04-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

===Malaysia=== ====Federal election==== [[File:Malaysia election results map 2004.svg|thumb|Results of the Malaysian election of 2004. Barisan Nasional won the constituencies in blue.]]

* 2004 Malaysian general election – Ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN), led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi won 198 out of 219 seats in the Dewan Rakyat and 63.8% of the popular vote, controlling almost all seats in the state assemblies. Abdullah had only been in office for four months after taking over the post of Prime Minister from Mahathir Mohamad, who had served for 22 years.

=== Mexico === *2024 Mexican presidential election – Claudia Sheinbaum of Morena won with over 60% of the vote, becoming the country's first female president.

=== Nepal ===

=== New Zealand === Until 1996, New Zealand used the traditional first-past-the-post system as in the U.K. to determine representation in its Parliament. Thus, landslide elections at that time were defined in an identical fashion, i.e. where one party won an overwhelming majority of the seats. Since 1996, New Zealand has used the mixed member proportional system as in Germany, making landslides much less likely.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uk44aykGg4 | title=Mixed Member Proportional Representation in New Zealand | date=17 July 2014 | people=Electoral Commission | medium=Video | location=Wellington | access-date=5 April 2016 | archive-date=19 September 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919071228/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uk44aykGg4 | url-status=live }}</ref>

'''First past the post''' * {{NZ election link|1893}} – The Liberals won 51 seats and 57.8% of the vote while the Conservatives won 13 seats and just 24.5% of the vote.<ref name="nz1890">{{cite web |url= https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/18901993-general-elections |title=1890–1993 general elections |publisher=Electoral Commission New Zealand |access-date=9 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230408001916/https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/18901993-general-elections |archive-date=8 April 2023}}</ref> * {{NZ election link|1899}} – The Liberals won 49 seats and 52.7% of the vote while the Conservatives won 19 seats and just 36.6% of the vote.<ref name="nz1890" /> * {{NZ election link|1905}} – The Liberals won 58 seats and 53.1% of the vote while the Conservatives won 16 seats and just 29.7% of the vote.<ref name="nz1890" /> * {{NZ election link|1925}} – The Reform Party won 55 seats while the Labour & Liberal parties won just 23 seats combined.<ref name="nz1890" /> * {{NZ election link|1935}} – The Labour Party won 53 seats while the Coalition won just 19 seats.<ref name="nz1890" /> * {{NZ election link|1938}} – The Labour Party won 53 seats while the National Party won just 25 seats.<ref name="nz1890" /> * {{NZ election link|1990}} – The National Party won 67 seats while the Labour Party won just 29 seats.<ref name="nz1890" />

=== Philippines ===

==== Presidential elections ==== * 1935 Philippine presidential election – Manuel L. Quezon of the Nacionalista Party won decisively with nearly 68% of the vote while Emilio Aguinaldo won just around 18.5%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1935-09-21 |title=Coalition ticket wins by landslide, September 21, 1935 |url=https://philippinesfreepress.wordpress.com/1935/09/21/coalition-ticket-wins-by-landslide-september-21-1935/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=The Philippines Free Press Online |language=en}}</ref> * 1941 Philippine presidential election – Manuel L. Quezon of the Nacionalista Party easily won reelection with around 80% of the vote while Juan Sumulong of the Popular Front won just around 18% of the vote.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office |url=http://archive.org/details/philippine-electoral-almanac-revised-and-expanded |title=Philippine Electoral Almanac Revised And Expanded |date=2015 |language=English}}</ref> * 1953 Philippine presidential election – Ramon Magsaysay of the Nacionalista Party defeated the incumbent president Elpidio Quirino of the Liberal Party with nearly 69% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Elsbree |first=Willard H. |date=1954 |title=The 1953 Philippine Presidential Elections |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3035268 |journal=Pacific Affairs |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=3–15 |doi=10.2307/3035268 |issn=0030-851X}}</ref> * 1969 Philippine presidential election – Sitting president Ferdinand Marcos of the Nacionalista Party overwhelmingly won reelection with roughly 61.5% of the vote, becoming the first president of the Third Republic of the Philippines to be reelected.<ref name=":0" /> * 1981 Philippine presidential election and referendum – Incumbent president Ferdinand Marcos won reelection with around 88% of the votes, the highest margin of victory in Philippine election history.<ref name=":0" /> * 2022 Philippine presidential election – Bongbong Marcos of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won with nearly 58% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last=Verizon |first=Cliff |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Marcos officially declared Philippines' next president |publisher=Nikkei Asia |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Philippine-elections/Marcos-officially-declared-Philippines-next-president |accessdate=May 26, 2022}}</ref>

==== Senate elections ====

* 1949 Philippine Senate election – The Liberal Party won all the 8 seats contested in the election, wiping out the Nacionalistas and pushing their total number of seats in the Senate up to 17.<ref name=":0" /> * 1951 Philippine Senate election – The Nacionalista Party won all 9 contested seats, with Senate President Mariano Jesús Cuenco losing his Senate seat. While the Liberals still held a majority after this election, the Nacionalistas were able to push their total number of seats up to 11.<ref name=":0" /> * 1955 Philippine Senate election – The Nacionalista Party won all 8 contested seats in the election, while the Liberal Party lost all 4 of their remaining seats in the Senate. This was the first time in the history of the Third Republic that a single party had control of all seats in the Senate.<ref name=":0" /> * 1957 Philippine Senate election – The Nacionalista Party won 6 of the 8 seats contested in the election, bringing down their total number of seats to 22, the Liberal Party meanwhile only managed to win 2 seats in the Senate.<ref name=":0" /> * 1967 Philippine Senate election – The Nacionalista Party won 6 of the 8 seats contested in this election, bringing their total number of seats from 11 to 15. The Liberal Party only managed to win 1 seat contested in this election.<ref name=":0" /> * 1969 Philippine Senate election – The Nacionalista Party won 6 of the 8 seats contested in this election, bringing their total number of seats from 15 to 17. The Liberal Party only managed to take 2 seats.<ref name=":0" />

With the establishment of the Fifth Republic and the change to a multi-party system, Senate elections are now usually contested by electoral alliances consisting of multiple parties.<ref name=":0" />

* 1987 Philippine Senate election – The Lakas ng Bayan party won 22 out of the 24 seats contested in the elections, while the opposition Grand Alliance for Democracy won just 2 seats.<ref name=":0" /> * 1992 Philippine Senate election – The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino party won 16 of the 24 seats contested in the election.<ref name=":0" /> * 1995 Philippine Senate election – The Laban ng Demokrationg Pilipino party won 9 of the 12 seats contested in the election, with the rival Nationalist People's Coalition winning just 3 seats.<ref name=":0" /> * 2001 Philippine Senate election – The government-backed People Power Coalition won 8 of the 13 seats contested in the election.<ref name=":0" /> * 2007 Philippine Senate election – The Genuine Opposition alliance won 7 of the 12 seats contested, with the administration-backed TEAM Unity winning just 3 seats. However following an electoral protest by GO candidate Koko Pimentel which led to Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri resigning his seat and the Senate Electoral Tribunal proclaiming that Koko Pimental had indeed won the election, claiming the position as the 12th winning senator and thus bringing GO's seats up to 8 and reducing TEAM Unity's seats to just 2.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Local News |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/08/11/pimentel-proclaimed-senator-172340 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215201/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/08/11/pimentel-proclaimed-senator-172340 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |access-date=2026-04-18 |work=Sun.Star |language=en}}</ref> * 2013 Philippine Senate election – The government-backed Team PNoy coalition won 9 of the 12 seats contested in this election, while the opposition United Nationalist Alliance won just 3.<ref name=":0" /> * 2019 Philippine Senate election – The government-backed Hugpong ng Pagbabago coalition won 9 of the 12 seats contested in this election. Meanwhile the opposition Otso Diretso were not able to win any seats in the Senate, the first time under the 1987 Constitution that the opposing alliance failed to win a single seat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chiu |first=Jeannette Andrade, Patricia Denise |date=2019-05-15 |title=What went wrong with Otso Diretso? |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1119056/what-went-wrong-with-otso-diretso |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref>

==== House of Representatives elections ==== Before 1972, the House of Representatives was under a two-party system dominated by either Nacionalistas or the Liberals. By the time the 1987 election took place however, new parties have garnered enough support to win multiple seats in Congress, effectively switching into a multi-party system and thus made landslides from a single party very unlikely.

* 1925 Philippine House of Representatives elections – The reconciled Nacionalista Consolidado won with 64 seats while the opposition Democrata Party won just 22 seats.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office |url=http://archive.org/details/philippine-electoral-almanac-revised-and-expanded |title=Philippine Electoral Almanac Revised And Expanded |date=2015 |language=English}}</ref> * 1938 Philippine legislative election – The Nacionalista Party won all 88 seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines.<ref name=":0" /> * 1941 Philippine House of Representatives elections – The Nacionalista Party won 95 out of 98 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.<ref name=":0" /> * 1957 Philippine House of Representatives elections – The Nacionalista Party won 82 out of 102 seats with around 61% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /> * 1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections – The Nacionalista Pary won 74 (a decrease of 7) of the 104 seats in the House, with around 61% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /> * 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections – The Nacionalista Party won 88 of the 110 seats in the House, with around 59% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /> * 1978 Philippine parliamentary election – In the inaugural elections of the Batasang Pambansa under the parliamentary system, Ferdinand Marcos led the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan to victory with 150 seats, thus making him the first prime minister of the country since 1899. The opposition Lakas ng Bayan alliance of Ninoy Aquino failed to win a single seat.<ref name=":0" /> * 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections – The administration-backed TEAM Unity won 142 of the 218 district seats contested in the House.<ref name=":0" />

=== Portugal === * 2026 Portuguese presidential election – António José Seguro of the Socialist Party won with nearly 67% of the vote in the second round.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-08 |title=Quanto recordes bateu Seguro e quantos ficaram por bater? |url=https://rr.pt/noticia/politica/2026/02/08/quanto-recordes-bateu-seguro-e-quantos-ficaram-por-bater/458676/ |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=Renascença}}</ref>

=== Samoa === [[File:2006 Samoan general election (results by constituency).svg|250px|left|thumb|Results of the 2006 Samoan general election by constituency]] * 2006 Samoan general election – The Human Rights Protection Party, led by Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi, won a landslide victory, winning 33 seats, an increase of ten. The main opposition party, the new Samoa Democratic United Party, won 10 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections in 2006 |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2351_06.htm |publisher=Inter-Parliamentary Union|access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317052152/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2351_06.htm |archive-date=17 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2016 Samoan general election – The Human Rights Protection Party, led by Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi, won by a landslide victory, winning 35 of the 49 seats in the Legislative Assembly, gaining six seats. The main opposition party, the Tautua Samoa Party (led by Palusalue Faʻapo II) only won two seats, losing 11 seats. Independents won 13 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Legislative Assembly (Fono) |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2351_E.htm |publisher=Inter-Parliamentary Union |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901054546/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2351_E.htm |archive-date=1 September 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== South Africa === *From 1994 to 2019, the African National Congress won supermajorities in the National Assembly of South Africa under universal suffrage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/south-africa-has-entered-a-new-era/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 February 2026 |archive-date=16 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216001546/https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/south-africa-has-entered-a-new-era/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Taiwan === * 2008 Taiwanese presidential election – Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang won with over 58% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tsai Ing-wen wins landslide in Taiwan presidential election |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/tsai-ing-wen-takes-lead-taiwan-presidential-election-200111114329525.html |access-date=12 January 2020 |work=aljazeera.com |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112001125/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/tsai-ing-wen-takes-lead-taiwan-presidential-election-200111114329525.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2016 and 2020 Taiwanese presidential elections – Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party won with over 56% of the vote both times, while her party also secured consecutive majorities in the Legislative Yuan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tsai Ing-wen wins landslide in Taiwan presidential election |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/tsai-ing-wen-takes-lead-taiwan-presidential-election-200111114329525.html |access-date=12 January 2020 |work=aljazeera.com |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112001125/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/tsai-ing-wen-takes-lead-taiwan-presidential-election-200111114329525.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Thailand === '''National elections:''' * 2005 Thai general election – The Thai Rak Thai Party led by incumbent Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won a historic landslide victory, securing 377 of the 500 seats (60.48% of the vote) in the House of Representatives. This marked the first time in Thai history that a single party won an outright parliamentary majority, allowing it to form a single-party government.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aglionby |first=John |date=7 February 2005 |title=Exit polls give Thai leader a landslide win |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/feb/07/thailand |work=The Guardian |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref> * 2011 Thai general election – The Pheu Thai Party led by Yingluck Shinawatra won a decisive landslide victory with 265 of the 500 seats (53% of the vote), paving the way for her to become the first female prime minister of Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 July 2011 |title=Thailand election: Yingluck Shinawatra set for landslide |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-14008137 |work=BBC News |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>

'''Local and mayoral elections:''' * 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election – Independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt won a record-breaking landslide victory with over 1.38 million votes (51.8%), becoming the first governor-elect to lead in all 50 districts of the city. He received more votes than all other candidates combined and defeated the runner-up by over one million votes, the largest margin in the capital's election history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2313990/chadchart-awaits-official-nod-in-bangkok-governor-election-landslide |title=Chadchart awaits official nod in Bangkok governor election landslide |work=Bangkok Post |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Promchertchoo |first=Pichayada |date=23 May 2022 |title=Chadchart Sittipunt wins landslide victory in Bangkok governor election: Unofficial results |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/bangkok-governor-election-chadchart-sittipunt-landslide-victory-2695631 |work=CNA |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>

=== Ukraine === * 2019 Ukrainian presidential election – Volodymyr Zelenskyy won all regions but one and 73.22% of the popular vote in the second round of the election, unseating incumbent Petro Poroshenko, who received 24.45% of the popular vote. This landslide victory<ref name="nyt_ukraine">{{cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Andrew |last2=Mendel |first2=Iuliia |title=Ukraine Election: Volodymyr Zelensky, TV Comedian, Trounces President |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/world/europe/Volodymyr-Zelensky-ukraine-elections.html |access-date=21 February 2026 |work=The New York Times |date=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="cnbc_landslide">{{cite news |last1=Ellyatt |first1=Holly |title=Ukraine faces up to reality after political novice wins landslide |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/23/ukraine-faces-up-to-reality-after-political-novice-wins-landslide.html |access-date=21 February 2026 |work=CNBC |date=23 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="guardian_ukraine">{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Shaun |title=Comedian wins landslide victory in Ukrainian presidential election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/21/zelenskiy-wins-second-round-of-ukraines-presidential-election-exit-poll |access-date=21 February 2026 |work=The Guardian |date=22 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="bbc_ukraine">{{cite news |title=Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48007487 |access-date=21 February 2026 |work=www.bbc.com |date=22 April 2019}}</ref> was the largest margin in the history of Ukrainian presidential elections.<ref name="slovoidilo">{{cite web |title=Як змінювався рівень довіри та підтримки Зеленського та його попередників (оновлено) |url=https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2021/10/27/infografika/polityka/prezydentski-rejtynhy-yak-zminyuvavsya-riven-doviry-zelenskoho-ta-joho-poperednykiv |website=Слово і Діло |language=uk |date=21 February 2026 |trans-title=How the level of trust and support for Zelensky and his predecessors has changed (updated)}}</ref>

=== United Kingdom === In UK general elections, a landslide victory involves winning a large majority in parliament and often goes with a large swing from one party to another as well. Landslide victories have usually occurred after a long period of government from one particular party and a change in the popular mood.<ref>Multiple sources: *{{Cite web |last=Bush |first=Stephen |date=2021-06-08 |title=Despite all reports, the election wasn't a landslide – and Johnson may be about to discover that reality |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2019/06/despite-all-reports-election-wasn-t-landslide-and-johnson-may-be-about-discover |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215102746/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2019/06/despite-all-reports-election-wasn-t-landslide-and-johnson-may-be-about-discover |url-status=live }} *{{Cite news |date=2019-12-12 |title=Election results 2019: Boris Johnson returns to power with big majority |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50765773 |access-date=2022-12-19 |archive-date=12 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212235933/https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50765773 |url-status=live }} *{{Cite news |last1=Holder |first1=Josh |last2=Voce |first2=Antonio |last3=Barr |first3=Caelainn |last4=Holder |first4=Josh |last5=Voce |first5=Antonio |last6=Barr |first6=Caelainn |title=How did Boris Johnson achieve his landslide victory? A visual guide |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2019/dec/13/boris-johnson-achieves-landslide-victory-visual-guide |access-date=2022-12-19 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711085717/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2019/dec/13/boris-johnson-achieves-landslide-victory-visual-guide |url-status=live }} *{{Cite web |date=2013-10-10 |title=Inside the landslide: Thatcher's personal papers for 1983 opened to the public |url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inside-the-landslide-thatchers-personal-papers-for-1983-opened-to-the-public |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=University of Cambridge |language=en |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215102756/https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inside-the-landslide-thatchers-personal-papers-for-1983-opened-to-the-public |url-status=live }}</ref>

Large majorities, however, are not always the advantage they appear to be. Anthony Seldon gives a number of examples of the infighting that can arise from large majorities. He claims that a "sweet spot" parliamentary majority of 35–50 seats is enough to protect from by-elections and still comfortably pass legislation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/08/election-landslides-labour-tory-majority|title=Politicians dream of landslide victories – but they are a curse, not a blessing|first=Anthony|last=Seldon|work=The Guardian |date=8 June 2017}}</ref>

'''Notable landslide election results'''

* 1906 – Henry Campbell-Bannerman led his Liberal Party to victory over Arthur Balfour's Conservative Party who lost more than half their seats, including his own seat in Manchester East, as a result of the large national swing to the Liberal Party (The 5.4% swing from the Conservatives to Liberals was at the time the highest ever achieved). The Liberal Party won 397 seats (an increase of 214) and a majority of 124 seats, while the Conservative Party were left with 156 seats (a decrease of 246).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/4694864.stm|title=1906: The Liberal landslide|date=9 February 2006|publisher=|website=bbc.co.uk|archive-date=10 April 2025|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410061833/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/4694864.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Liberal Landslide: The General Election of 1906}}</ref> [[File:UK General Election, 1997.svg|thumb|left|150px|The Labour Party landslide victory in 1997]] * 1945 – Clement Attlee led the Labour Party to victory over Winston Churchill's Conservative Party, a 12.0% swing from the Conservatives to Labour. Labour won 393 seats (an increase of 239) while the Conservative Party were left with 197 (a decrease of 190).<ref>{{cite book|title=Labour Landslide, July 5–19, 1945}}</ref> * 1983 – Margaret Thatcher led the Conservative Party to win a landslide victory (her second term in office) with 397 seats (an increase of 58, the party's highest seat count since 1931) and a majority of 144 seats,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/background/pastelec/ge83.shtml 9 June 1983] BBC.</ref> while the Labour Party led by Michael Foot won 209 seats (a decrease of 60). Additionally in the popular vote the party finished just two points ahead of the SDP–Liberal Alliance. However, they receive far more seats due to the first past the post system.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/basics/4393313.stm 1983: Thatcher triumphs again] BBC.</ref> * 1997 – Tony Blair led the Labour Party to win a first landslide victory with 418 seats (an increase of 146) and gained an overall majority of 179 while the Conservative Party led by John Major won 165 seats (a decrease of 178). The swing from the Conservatives to Labour was 10.2% and was the second biggest general election victory of the 20th Century after 1931.<ref>{{cite book|title=Labour's Landslide: The British General Election 1997}}</ref> * 2001 – Tony Blair led the Labour Party to win a second landslide victory with 412 seats (a decrease of 6) and retained an overall majority of 167 while the Conservative Party led by William Hague won 166 seats (an increase of 1), making Tony Blair the first Labour Prime Minister to serve two consecutive full terms in office.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-08-03|title=The rise and fall of New Labour|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-10518842|access-date=2021-12-30|archive-date=30 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230152921/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-10518842|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:2019UKElectionMap.svg|thumb|right|150px|The Conservative Party landslide victory in 2019]] * 2019 – Boris Johnson led the Conservative Party to win a landslide victory (his second term in office) with 365 seats (an increase of 48, the party's highest seat count since 1987) and a majority of 80 seats, while the Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn won 202 seats (a decrease of 60, the party's worst result since 1935). The election led to 54 Labour seats changing to Conservative predominantly in the Midlands and Northern England – some of which had been held by Labour since the first half of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boris Johnson must fulfil his One Nation pledge |url=https://www.ft.com/content/007bff64-1c40-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4 |work=Financial Times |date=13 December 2019 |accessdate=2019-12-14 |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214160834/https://www.ft.com/content/007bff64-1c40-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2024 – Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to win a landslide victory with 411 seats (an increase of 211, the party's highest seat count since 2001) and a majority of 172 seats, while the Conservative Party led by Rishi Sunak won 121 seats (a decrease of 251, the party's worst ever result, exceeding the previous worst defeat of 1906<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/results |work=BBC |date=6 July 2024 |accessdate=2024-07-06 |archive-date=4 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704235712/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/results |url-status=live }}</ref>).

=== United States === {{refimprovesect|date=November 2025}} A landslide victory in presidential elections occurs when a candidate has an overwhelming majority in the Electoral College. In federal and state congressional elections, a landslide victory occurs when a party wins 60% or more of the seats in a legislative chamber.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presidential Election Margin of Victory {{!}} The American Presidency Project |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/presidential-election-mandates |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref> ====Presidential elections==== * 1904 - Theodore Roosevelt (R) received 336 (70.6%) of the electoral votes while Alton B. Parker (D) received only 140 (29.4%) * 1912 - Woodrow Wilson (D) received 435 (81.9%) of the electoral votes while Theodore Roosevelt (P) received only 88 (16.6%) and William Howard Taft (R) received only 8 (1.5%) * 1920 - Warren G. Harding (R) received 404 (76.1%) of the electoral votes while James M. Cox (D) received only 127 (23.9%). * 1924 - Calvin Coolidge (R) received 382 (71.9%) of the electoral votes while John W. Davis (D) received only 136 (25.6) and Robert M. La Follette (P) received 13 (2.4%). * 1928 – Herbert Hoover (R) received 444 (83.6%) of the electoral votes while Al Smith (D) received only 87 (16.4%). * 1932 – Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) received 472 (88.9%) of the electoral votes while Herbert Hoover (R) received only 59 (11.1%). [[File:ElectoralCollege1936.svg|thumb|left|The map of the Electoral College in 1936 shows the scale of Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory.]] * 1936 – Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) received 523 (98.5%) of the electoral votes—the largest share since 1820 and the largest in a non-unanimous election—while Alf Landon (R) received only 8 (1.5%). Additionally, Roosevelt received 60.8% of the popular vote. * 1940 – Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) received 449 (84.6%) of the electoral votes while Wendell Willkie (R) received only 82 (15.4%). * 1944 – Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) received 432 (81.4%) of the electoral votes while Thomas E. Dewey (R) received only 99 (18.6%). * 1952 – Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) received 442 (83.2%) of the electoral votes while Adlai Stevenson II (D) received only 89 (16.8%). * 1956 – Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) received 457 (86.1%) of the electoral votes while Adlai Stevenson II (D) received only 73 (13.7%). * 1964 – Lyndon B. Johnson (D) received 486 (90.3%) of the electoral votes while Barry Goldwater (R) received only 52 (9.7%). Additionally, Johnson received 61.1% of the popular vote. [[File:ElectoralCollege1972.svg|thumb|The map of the Electoral College in 1972 shows the scale of Richard Nixon's landslide victory.]] * 1972 – Richard Nixon (R) received 520 (96.7%) of the electoral votes while George McGovern (D) received only 17 (3.2%). One Republican elector voted for John Hospers of the Libertarian Party. Additionally, Nixon received 60.7% of the popular vote. * 1980 – Ronald Reagan (R) received 489 (90.9%) of the electoral votes while Jimmy Carter (D) received only 49 (9.1%). [[File:ElectoralCollege1984.svg|thumb|left|The map of the Electoral College in 1984 shows the scale of Ronald Reagan's landslide victory.]] * 1984 – Ronald Reagan (R) received 525 (97.6%) of the electoral votes while Walter Mondale (D) received only 13 (2.4%). Additionally, Reagan received 58.8% of the popular vote. * 1988 – George H. W. Bush (R) received 426 (79.2%) of the electoral votes while Michael Dukakis (D) received only 111 (20.8%). * 1996 – Bill Clinton (D) received 379 (70.4%) of the electoral votes while Bob Dole (R) received 159 (29.6%) and Ross Perot of the Reform Party received none.<ref>{{cite news |last=Friel |first=Brian |title=Divided Government |url=https://www.govexec.com/magazine/1996/11/divided-government/529/ |work=Government Executive |date=November 7, 1996 |quote=President Clinton was re-elected Tuesday by amassing a landslide victory in the Electoral College |access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hanlon |first=Seth D. |title=Democrat Roll |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1996/12/4/democrat-roll-pbobn-november-5-1996/ |work=The Harvard Crimson |date=December 4, 1996 |quote=On November 5, 1996, the American people, in a coast-to-coast electoral landslide, re-elected a Democratic president… Voters re-elected him in a tremendous electoral landslide |access-date=11 December 2025 |archive-date=18 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251218060157/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1996/12/4/democrat-roll-pbobn-november-5-1996/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Clinton Rides Landslide: First Democrat To Be Re-Elected Since Roosevelt |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/06/clinton-rides-landslide-first-democrat-to-be-re/ |work=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Knight-Ridder |date=November 6, 1996 |access-date=11 December 2025 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804180318/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/06/clinton-rides-landslide-first-democrat-to-be-re/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=John |title=Clinton easily keeps White House |url=https://archives.nd.edu/observer/1996-11-06_v30_047.pdf |work=The Observer |location=Notre Dame, Indiana |agency=Associated Press |date=November 6, 1996 |quote=President Clinton won a land-slide re-election and political redemption Tuesday night |access-date=11 December 2025 |archive-date=28 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328051611/https://archives.nd.edu/observer/1996-11-06_v30_047.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Craig Allen |title=Bill Clinton and the 1996 presidential campaign |journal=American Behavioral Scientist |volume=40 |issue=8 |pages=1250–1264 |date=August 1997 |doi=10.1177/0002764297040008021 |quote=…the apparent contradiction between Clinton's modest aggregate public approval ratings and his landslide re-election }}</ref>

====Congressional elections==== ;House of Representatives *1932 – Coinciding with Franklin D. Roosevelt's win in the presidential election, the Democratic Party won 313 seats with 54.5% of the popular vote, which caused the Republican Party to lose its two-seat majority. This election marked a beginning of political dominance for the Democratic Party that would last until the 1994 election. *1934 – The Democratic Party gained nine seats from the previous election. *1936 – Coinciding with Franklin D. Roosevelt's election to a second term as president, the Democratic Party gained an additional twelve seats from the previous election with 55.9% of the popular vote, bringing the total amount of seats held by the party to 334. This would be the most recent election where one party won more than 300 seats in the House of Representatives, and was the last of four straight elections where Republicans lost seats due to the effects of the Great Depression.<ref name="cnn">{{Cite web |title=CNN Explains: How today's GOP has its roots in anti-slavery crusade – CNN.com |date=August 26, 2012 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/25/politics/cnn-explains-gop-party/index.html |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=cnn.com}}</ref> ;Senate *1920 – Coinciding with Warren G. Harding's win in the presidential election, the Republican Party gained ten seats from the Democratic Party, giving them a 59–37 majority. *1932 –– Coinciding with Franklin D. Roosevelt's win in the presidential election, the Democratic Party gained twelve seats from the Republican Party, giving them a 60–36 majority.

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