The US presidential election is an event that is being monitored in every corner of our planet. The huge powers and influence of this person can significantly change the course of events in the world.
XVIII century
The year the US Presidential elections were first held was 1789.
Representatives of ten states out of thirteen participated in the vote. 1789 remained in history as an election year. The US president was then elected by overwhelming majority of votes. They became the former commander of the army from Virginia - George Washington.
John Adams was elected Vice President.
1792
To the question, when were the US presidential elections at which the current chapter re-elected, feel free to answer - 1792! Five candidates from fifteen states participated.
The deputy was John Adams.
1796
1796 - the year when the US presidential election was held with unpredictable results in advance.
The winner was John Adams, his deputy - Thomas Jefferson.
1800 - 1856
1800 was the year when the US presidential election took place, more precisely, their outcome led to the collapse of the Federalist Party.
Thomas Jefferson won the vote. Four years later, he again achieved this outstanding result. John Adams became Vice President.
1808, 1812
The victory was won by the representative of the Republican Democratic Party, James Madison.
1816, 1820
The new president is James Monroe. The triumph of the Republicans and Democrats again.
1824
The winner is John Quincy Adams, a representative of the Republican Democratic Party.
1828, 1832
The new owner of the White House is Andrew Jackson. Nominated by the Democratic Party.
1836
Martin van Buren from the Democrats becomes the eighth president of the United States.
1840
The year the U.S. presidential election took place, which was first won by William Henry Harrison, representative of the Whig Party. In fact, there was only a month at the post - the ninth head of state died due to complications of the disease. His place was taken by vice president John Tyler.
1844
James Polk becomes the eleventh head of the United States.
1848
The triumph of the Whig party again is Zachary Taylor. Did not live two years before the end of the term. His place was taken by Millard Fillmore.
1852
The winner is the representative of the Democratic Party Franklin Pierce.
1856
Democrats again won - James Buchanan.
1860 - 1892
The victory of one of the most famous Republicans - Abraham Lincoln, an ardent fighter for the abolition of slavery. The new president had to be a leader in difficult times - a civil war broke out in the country between the northern and southern parts. Four years later, a situation arose where the election in America of the president was extremely important. Lincoln repeated his success by a wide margin.
In 1865, the civil war was over. Just five days after the surrender of the “south,” President Lincoln was killed during the performance. He was forever remembered as a man who defeated slavery.
Andrew Jones was appointed President.
1868, 1872
The victory is won by Republican Ulysses Grant. Re-elected for a second term.
1876
Made history as the most contested election. The Republicans won again with a margin of one vote. Rutherford Hayes became president.
1880
The victory was won by Republican James Garfield.
1884
The first unfair campaign. For the first time in thirty years, the winner was New York Democrat Grover Cleveland with a margin of only 0.3%.
1888
The White House was led by Democratic candidate Benjamin Harrison.
1892
Grover Cleveland became the twenty-fourth president. The only person in history who came to the main post of the country after the break.
The beginning of the twentieth century
The presidential campaign was a huge investment. Republicans have allocated more than $ 3.5 million to attract voters. Not surprisingly, the party’s protégé William McKinley won the election. He was re-elected for a second term. Killed McKinley in 1901. His post was taken by Theodore Roosevelt, who easily won the next election in 1904. The policy of the new leader led to significant US economic growth.
1908
The triumph of the Republicans is William Howard Taft.
1912, 1916
Democrat Woodrow Wilson becomes the twenty-eighth president of the United States. Re-elected for a second term.
1920
Victory Republican Warren Harding. He died in 1923. His place was taken by Calvin Coolidge, who won the 1924 election.
1928
The head of the White House becomes Republican Herbert Hoover.
1932 - 1956
Against the backdrop of the most severe crisis and prohibition, Democrat Franklin Roosevelt easily defeated. The only time in history when one person won the American presidential election four times!
Roosevelt died two months after his fourth election. His place was taken by Harry Truman, who won the election in 1948.
1952, 1956
After a long break, the representative of the Republicans, Dwight Eisenhower, becomes the head of the White House. Repeated his achievement.
John Kennedy
And again the triumph of the Democrats - John Kennedy becomes the thirty-fifth president of the United States. He showed himself as a patriot of his country and as an active fighter with the mafia and a reformer. In 1963, he was killed by a sniper bullet in Texas in front of millions of viewers around the world.
His place was taken by Lyndon Johnson, who won the next election in 1964.
1968 - 2004
One of the most intense campaigns was won by Republican Richard Nixon. Four years later he was re-elected. Two years later, he voluntarily resigned in front of the inevitable impeachment due to the Watergate Scandal. The first president to resign voluntarily. Gerald Ford took his place .
1976
The victory was won by Democrat Jimmy Carter.
1980, 1984
The fortieth president of the United States was Republican Ronald Reagan. Re-elected for a second term.
1988
Republican Party spokesman George W. Bush became the forty-first president.
1992, 1996
The new head of the White House was Democrat Bill Clinton. Repeated his success after four years.
2000, 2004
The second representative of the Bush dynasty, George becomes the next president. Re-elected for a second term.
Barack Obama
Democratic victory marked by US presidential election. 2008 is the year when Barack Obama stood at the helm. He becomes the forty-fourth head of the United States.
The 2012 US presidential election showed that the current head of state has a high rating. As a result, Barack Obama was re-elected.
2016
The 2016 presidential campaign is in full swing.
To date, twenty-four people from different parties believe in their victory.
The most popular candidates are Hillary Clinton from the Democrats, Jeb Bush and the charismatic Donald Trump from the Republicans.
The elections will be held on November 8, 2016.
Election process
Elections are held every four years. They are indirect. This means that each state has a certain number of "votes" of electors, depending on the number of residents. There are 538 of them in the country.
Victory is awarded to the candidate who has more.
Candidates are forced to fight for each region. Indeed, often only 2-3 votes of the least populated states determine victory.
Such an electoral system is often criticized. Nevertheless, it eliminates the presence of bribery of voters.
But it has not changed since the founding of the United States, and there are no plans to modify the system in the future.