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The person who won a U. S. Presidential Election with the lowest popular vote percentage was John Quincy Adams in 1824, who was the choice of the House of Representatives despite having received only 30.92% of the popular vote and 32.2% of the electoral votes.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoI think it was pretty much a tie between Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon.
Young people did not like LBJ's escalation of the war in Vietnam and Nixon earned the wrath of the young when he spread the war to Cambodia.
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Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by?
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
Do the people really vote for president?
No, the vote for president is called the popular vote and that does not count. When you cast your vote for president, you are actually voting for the electors to vote for the president.
When did the popular vote for president begin?
1824
Did president bush win the popular vote in 2004?
Yes he won the popular vote in 2004, but not in 2000.
Which president only won thirty-two percent of the popular vote?
None. John Q. Adams had the lowest percentage of popular vote in 1824 with 30.9%. Second lowest President in the popular vote category was Abraham Lincoln in 1860 with 39.8%.
Who was the last Democrat to win two terms as President and win the popular vote at least once?
The last Democrat to win two terms as President and win the popular vote at least once was Barack Obama. He won the popular vote in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
What is the difference between popular vote for a senator and electoral vote vote for president?
the popular vote is by everybody. the electoral vote is by electoral colleges, which not everyone is in
Why isn't the president chosen by popular vote?
The president of the United States is elected by electoral vote.
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by?
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
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.
Who is allowed to vote and the voting age?
You have to be at least 18 to vote for the president.
Do the people really vote for president?
No, the vote for president is called the popular vote and that does not count. When you cast your vote for president, you are actually voting for the electors to vote for the president.
How and why did he became president of the US?
popular vote
When did the popular vote for president begin?
1824
How old do you have to be to be able to vote for president?
You must be at least 18 years old to vote for a president of the US.
Did president bush win the popular vote in 2004?
Yes he won the popular vote in 2004, but not in 2000.
Does the winner of the popular vote or the winner of the electoral vote become president?
Yes
