What is United States presidential election?
The '''election of the President and Vice President of the United States''' is an in[[wikt:direct|direct]] [[vote]] in which [[citizen]]s cast ballots for a set of members of the [[U.S. Electoral College]]. These electors then cast direct votes for the [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Vice President of the United States|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 [[wiktionary:quadrennial|quadrennially]] on [[Election]] Day, which since 1845 has been the Tuesday after the first Monday in November,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Caldwell|first1=Leigh Ann|title=A Viewer's Guide to the Next Year in Presidential Politics|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/viewers-guide-next-year-presidential-politics-n455971|access-date=November 8, 2015|publisher=NBC News|date=November 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Andrew|title=Could a Hurricane Like Sandy Postpone the Presidential Election?|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/could-a-hurricane-like-sandy-postpone-the-presidential-election/264254/|access-date=November 8, 2015|publisher=The Atlantic|date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> coinciding with the general elections of various other federal, state, and local races. The most recent United States presidential election was held on [[2024 United States presidential election|November 5, 2024]]. == List of presidential elections == These are the lists of every U.S. presidential elections since [[1788–89 United States presidential election|1788]] to [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]. '''Bold''' indicates the winners and results of each election. Each colour represents each party (winner) in every election.{{Efn|Some presidents that is not elected due to resigned, death, etc...}} ; Parties {{legend2|#EEEEEE|[[I