Blog

The 1787 Convention wanted neither Congress nor direct popular election choosing the president. The compromise let state legislatures pick electors, e...

Several elections came down to a hairsbreadth. In 1880 Garfield beat Hancock by about 0.09 percent of the popular vote. In 2000 the official Florida m...

Incumbent presidents lose when the economy sours, as Hoover in 1932, or when the country faces crises of competence, as Carter in 1980 and Bush in 199...

Turnout rises when people believe the stakes are high and the outcome close. Competitive races, mobilization by parties and campaigns, hot ballot issu...

Networks and the Associated Press call races using precinct returns, county benchmarks, exit polls, and counts of outstanding ballots by type. A call ...

Ranked choice lets voters order candidates instead of picking one. If no one wins a majority of first choices, the last place candidate is eliminated ...