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In U.S. elections, every vote was counted on election night prior to 2020.

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Explore the Electoral College, a system that elects the U.S. president. Learn about its history, process, and how it differs from popular vote.

As Vice President Kamala Harris spent the past few months campaigning, some wondered if she’d be able to overcome the curse ...

John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824, with both again representing the Democratic-Republican Party. Jackson had ...

Democracy, the grand American experiment in which the people ruled through their elected representatives, died on Nov. 6, 2024. It was 248 years old. The cause of death included partisanship, ...

After losing in a very close election in 1800, he chose to quietly leave the morning of his successor's inauguration on March 4, 1801. It wasn't until the 1930s that Inauguration Day for president of ...

The lessons of history about second-term presidents and second-term Republicans in particular are not just the stuff of ...