Presidential Elections History List, Which States Split Their Electoral Votes Electoral Vote Map

The united states is rare among democracies in that the role of president is not primarily ceremonial as it is in most parliamentary governments but is instead the most powerful role in us.

Simultaneous elections mind map. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. This article is a list of united states presidential candidatesthe first us. The table below is a list of united states presidential elections by popular vote margin.

Of the 58 presidential elections in the history of the united states 53 of the winners took both the electoral college and the popular vote. 1 in elections from 1789 to 1804 each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president. Each of the 435 seats in the united states house of representatives are elected to two year terms.

The united states holds its federal elections on the first tuesday after the first monday in november. The 100 members in the united states senate are elected to six year terms with one third of them being renewed every two years. An interactive version of each map is also available letting you change history.

Article two of the constitution originally established the method of presidential elections including the creation of the electoral college the result of a compromise between those constitutional framers who wanted the congress to choose the president and those who preferred a national popular vote. From george washingtons uncontested run for president to the divisive campaigns of 2016 see an overview of all the presidential elections in us. To view maps and results from all prior presidential elections on a single page see this historical elections timeline.

Government and the quadrennial us. 2 in early elections electors were chosen by legislatures not by popular vote in many states. Year candidate political party electoral votes 1 popular votes 2 popular percentage 3.

It is sorted to display elections by their presidential term year of election name margin by percentage in popular vote popular vote margin in popular vote by number and the runner up in the electoral college. Incumbent presidents are listed as well as presidential candidates who carried pennsylvania and runners up in the state including major third party candidates. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral voteif no candidate wins a majority of the electoral vote the winner is determined through.

But in five incredibly close electionsincluding. The president of the united states is elected to a four year term. This page links to the results of those historical elections including a larger map results and synopsis of the race.

Presidential election was held in 1788 1789 followed by the second in 1792.