United States presidential election

The election of the President and Vice President of the United States is an indirect vote in which citizens cast ballots for a set of members of the U.S. Electoral College. These electors then cast direct votes for the President and Vice President. If both votes result in an absolute majority, the election is over. If a majority of electors do not vote for President, the House of Representatives chooses the President; if a majority of electors do not vote for Vice President, the Senate votes. Presidential elections occur quadrennially on Election Day, which since 1845 has been the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, coinciding with the general elections of various other federal, state, and local races. The most recent United States presidential election was held on November 5, 2024.

 List of presidential elections 
These are the lists of every U.S. presidential elections since 1788 to 2028.

Bold indicates the winners and results of each election.

Each colour represents each party (winner) in every election.

 Parties


+United States presidential electionsYearMajor candidatesElectoral votesPopular votes1788George Washington691792George Washington1321796John AdamsThomas Jefferson71681800Thomas JeffersonJohn Adams73651804Thomas JeffersonCharles C. Pinckney162141808James MadisonCharles C. Pinckney122471812James MadisonDeWitt Clinton128891816James MonroeRufus King183341820James Monroe2311824John Quincy AdamsAndrew JacksonWilliam H. CrawfordHenry Clay84 (13 delegates)99 (7 delegates)41 (4 delegates)37 (N/A delegates)1828Andrew JacksonJohn Quincy Adams178831832Andrew JacksonHenry ClayJohn FloydWilliam Wirt219491171836Martin Van BurenWilliam Henry HarrisonHugh L. WhiteDaniel WebsterWillie P. Mangum170732614111840William Henry HarrisonMartin Van Buren234601844James K. PolkHenry Clay1701051848Zachary TaylorLewis Cass1631271852Franklin PierceWinfield Scott254421856James BuchananJohn C. FrémontMillard Fillmore17411481860Abraham LincolnJohn C. BreckinridgeJohn BellStephen A. Douglas1807239121864Abraham LincolnGeorge B. McClellan212211868Ulysses S. GrantHoratio Seymour214801872Ulysses S. GrantHorace GreeleyThomas A. HendricksBenjamin Gratz BrownCharles J. JenkinsDavid Davis286 (14 invalidated)0 (63 invalidated and 3 rejected)4218211876Rutherford B. HayesSamuel J. Tilden1851841880James A. GarfieldWinfield Scott Hancock2141551884Grover ClevelandJames G. Blaine2191821888Benjamin HarrisonGrover Cleveland2331681892Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonJames B. Weaver277145221896William McKinleyWilliam Jennings Bryan2711761900William McKinleyWilliam Jennings Bryan2921551904Theodore RooseveltAlton B. Parker3361401908William Howard TaftWilliam Jennings Bryan3211621912Woodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard Taft4358881916Woodrow WilsonCharles Evans Hughes2772541920Warren G. HardingJames M. Cox4041271924Calvin CoolidgeJohn W. DavisRobert M. La Follette382136131928Herbert HooverAl Smith444871932Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert Hoover472591936Franklin D. RooseveltAlf Landon52381940Franklin D. RooseveltWendell Willkie449821944Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. Dewey432991948Harry S. TrumanThomas E. DeweyStrom Thurmond303189391952Dwight D. EisenhowerAdlai Stevenson II442891956Dwight D. EisenhowerAdlai Stevenson IIWalter Burgwyn Jones4577311960John F. KennedyRichard NixonHarry F. Byrd303219151964Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry Goldwater486521968Richard NixonHubert HumphreyGeorge Wallace301191461972Richard NixonGeorge McGovern
John G. Hospers5201711976Jimmy CarterGerald FordRonald Reagan29724011980Ronald ReaganJimmy Carter489491984Ronald ReaganWalter Mondale525131988George H. W. BushMichael DukakisLloyd Bentsen42611111992Bill ClintonGeorge H. W. Bush3701681996Bill ClintonBob Dole3791592000George W. BushAl Gore2712662004George W. BushJohn KerryJohn Edwards28625112008Barack ObamaJohn McCain3651732012Barack ObamaMitt Romney3322062016Donald TrumpHillary ClintonColin PowellFaith Spotted EagleRon PaulJohn KasichBernie Sanders304 (306)227 (232)311112020Joe BidenDonald Trump3062322024Donald TrumpKamala Harris312226

 Eligibility 
To be eligible to be president, a candidate must:
 Be a natural-born citizen of the United States(Article II, Section 1)
 Be at least 35 years old
 Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years

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