Us Election Years History

View a map results and history from each of the 58 prior u s.

Us election years history. Use the link below the legend for a more detailed narrative of that election including for most years an interactive electoral map that lets you change the course of history. 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. Educational attainment is perhaps the best predictor of voter turnout and in the 2008 election those holding advanced degrees were three times more likely to vote than those with less than high school education.

See amendment xii to the constitution. This page links to the results of those historical elections including a larger map results and synopsis of the race. L iving through the covid 19 pandemic has been compared to.

Change the year to display a different presidential election. They happened in 1876 1888 2000 and 2016 and were all losses of three percentage points or less. For a different perspective take a look at our same since.

Through 2016 there have been 58 presidential elections. Voter turnout by sex and age for the 2008 us presidential election. Presidential elections occur quadrennially with registered voters casting their ballots on election day which since 1845 has been the first tuesday after november 1.

For the original method of electing the president and the vice president elections of 1789 1792 1796 and 1800 see article ii section 1 of the constitution. Age income and educational attainment are significant factors affecting voter turnout. The election of 1804 was the first one in which the electors voted for president and vice president on separate ballots.

2 in early elections electors were chosen by legislatures not by popular vote in many states. And in the 2016 presidential election electronic voting machines in 21 states were targeted by russian hackers. Here s a brief history of mail in ballots.