President-elect Donald Trump's return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked power.

It's a rare phenomenon to win the presidency but not the popular vote. But it has happened twice in the past seven elections.

With Election Day in the books, the next step is the Electoral College. The process of electing the President of the United ...

As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea ...

Voters had the chance this election to break the highest glass ceiling in American politics by electing Kamala Harris the nation’s first female president. Instead, they returned Donald Trump to the ...

For just the 11th time in 200 years, a majority of Illinois voters selected in a general election the candidate who would ...

The 2024 electoral map closely resembles Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election victory over Hillary Clinton.

The history of presidential elections in the United States goes back over 2 centuries, and during this time there have been many scandalous and unusual events that have influenced the country's ...

Michigan lost a seat in Congress and an electoral college vote as a result of the 2020 Census. It marked the fifth ...

John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824, with both again representing the Democratic-Republican Party. Jackson had more electoral and popular votes than Adams, but neither had a majority ...

Biden's win came as voter turnout rose 7% over 2016, resulting in a total of 66% of U.S. adult citizens casting a ballot in ...