| Democratic Platform | Words | Republican Platform | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2580 | 1900 | 2299 |
| 1904 | 3058 | 1904 | 2254 |
| 1908 | 4555 | 1908 | 4092 |
| 1912 | 4696 | 1912 | 3393 |
| 1916 | 4570 | 1916 | 2377 |
| 1920 | 7118 | 1920 | 6391 |
| 1924 | 5819 | 1924 | 5227 |
| 1928 | 5613 | 1928 | 7401 |
| 1932 | 1489 | 1932 | 7832 |
| 1936 | 2310 | 1936 | 3030 |
| 1940 | 4667 | 1940 | 3284 |
| 1944 | 1366 | 1944 | 4216 |
| 1948 | 4256 | 1948 | 2739 |
| 1952 | 8878 | 1952 | 5988 |
| 1956 | 12839 | 1956 | 11390 |
| 1960 | 16098 | 1960 | 10680 |
| 1964 | 20126 | 1964 | 8740 |
| 1968 | 16791 | 1968 | 10013 |
| 1972 | 25615 | 1972 | 24407 |
| 1976 | 21202 | 1976 | 20463 |
| 1980 | 38180 | 1980 | 34558 |
| 1984 | 37231 | 1984 | 27383 |
| 1988 | 4838 | 1988 | 35838 |
| 1992 | 8555 | 1992 | 28531 |
| 1996 | 18107 | 1996 | 27817 |
| 2000 | 24220 | 2000 | 34555 |
| 2004 | 17751 | 2004 | 41156 |
| 2008 | 25997 | 2008 | 23585 |
| 2012 | 26558 | 2012 | 30563 |
| 2016 | 26058 | 2016 | 35467 |
| 2020 | 42092 | 2020 | |
| 2024 | 42864 | 2024 | 5374 |