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U.S. presidential election results. year. candidate. political party. electoral votes 1. popular votes 2. popular percentage 3. 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.
Through 2020, there have been 59 presidential elections. This page links to the results of those historical elections, including a larger map, results and synopsis of the race. An interactive version of each map is also available, letting you change history.
Presidential elections occur every four years on Election Day, which since 1845 has been the first Tuesday after November 1. [10] [11] [12] This date coincides with the general elections of various other federal, state, and local races; since local governments are responsible for managing elections, these races typically all appear on one ballot.
Presidential elections: Elections for the U.S. President are held every four years, coinciding with those for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate. Midterm elections: They occur two years after each presidential election.
Historical Timeline. View the electoral map for any prior presidential election. Click or tap any of the maps for a more detailed narrative of that election and a link to an interactive version where you can change history. For a different perspective, look at the same since maps, which track the current single party voting streak for each state.
The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and the junior U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president, Donald Trump, and vice president, Mike Pence.
