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On the day after the first Monday of November of every year that is evenly divisible by four, every state and D.C. holds an election in which the public votes for their choices for President and Vice President. The results of those elections, the popular votes, determine which candidates' supporters will be appointed to the electoral college by the states.
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When has a president been elected with electoral votes and not popular votes?
president Bush
How many ballots did it take for the house to elect Thomas Jefferson president in 1801?
The US presidential election of 1800 was held from was held from October 31 to December 3 of that year. Thomas Jefferson received 41,330 votes (61.4% of the popular vote), and 73 electoral votes. John Adams received 25,952 votes (38.6% of the popular vote), and 65 electoral votes.
How the president get elected?
by popular and electoral college votes.
What US President won the highest amount of popular votes and electoral votes?
Ronald regan
What was the popular vote for Obama in Washington?
President Obama had 1,775,396 votes or 55.88% in Washington State. But if you are referring to Washington DC, the president received 267,070 votes, or 90% of the popular vote.
Does the president need a majority of the electoral votes or the majority of the popular vote to win?
majority on electoral votes
How many votes did John Quincy Adams get?
J. Q. Adams received 113, 122 popular votes for President in 1824 when he won and 500, 897 popular votes in 1828 when he lost.
If the president lost popular vote but got fewer votes and they still be elected?
if the president lost popular vote and got fewer electoral votes, he/she isn't the president... so that doesnt make sense. but yea, they wouldn't be elected cause they lost both popular and electoral. that's the question right? cause if you mean he lost popular vote but won electoral votes, he would become the president
Why doesn't the popular vote decide the president?
because its electoral votes and it technically is the most popular but congress also has to vote the new president in.
What system do Americans use to elect a president?
Adult eligible voters vote in an election, held on the first Tuesday in November, every four years. The person who gets the most number of votes in a state (and the District of Columbia), get all electoral votes from that state. The person with the most number of electoral votes wins the election. In the case of a tie, the vice president casts the deciding vote for the winner. On at least two occasions, the person with the most electoral votes was Not the person who received the most people votes, but, the electoral votes decide the election of the president, not the popular vote.
Have there ever been a candidate who won by having more popular votes than electoral votes?
Not in the United States. The way the US is set up, the president is elected by electoral votes, not popular. In fact, President George W. Bush received a smaller portion of the popular vote instead of the electoral vote I believe.
Does Afghanistan vote for their President?
Yes, they have an election every five years. If no one candidate has a majority of votes, a second round of voting is held with the 2 candidates who have received the most votes for president.
