Ok. Got it now.
So, Reagan got a larger percentage of the total than Bush did. He also won more states and had more votes electoral than Bush.
To mention just the votes it don't make sense. I think percentages or votes electoral is more important.
OK so Reagan is still the champ.
You betcha!
In 1980 Reagan received 489 electoral votes. In 1984 Reagan received a record 525 electoral votes and 58.77% of the popular vote to boot! In those terms, with almost 119 million votes cast in 2004, Reagan would be close to ~70 million votes.