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How can I access exit polls by state for the 1984 U.S. Presidential Election?
Even though the 1984 presidential election was a landslide, and there's a national exit poll available, I want to see if there were any differences in exit polls by state. For example, an exit poll ...
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Has any US president tried to reclaim office after he lost it?
Donald Trump has confidently declared himself the “45th and 47th” US president. While it´s not sure that he´ll become the next president or even a candidate, he defenetly want to run for office again. ...
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Have Texas voters ever selected a Democrat for President?
This last American election gave me the impression that Texas voters were awfully close to electing a liberal, which is something to me that would be incredible.
Apparently Biden got 46% of the vote ...
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Is it uncommon for a party to win presidency, but lose house seats?
In the United States' 2020 Presidential election, it appears as if Joe Biden and the Democrats have won the presidency, however as of writing this, have lost 5 seats in the house, and will likely lose ...
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Smallest MOV in Georgia history for president?
The election for president is very close in Georgia.
What was the smallest margin of victory in both percentage points and raw votes for a presidential election in the US state of Georgia?
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Has a recount ever changed the winner of a state during a presidential election?
The Trump campaign stated that they'll ask for a recount in Wisconsin (and it wouldn't surprise me when either of the candidates will ask for one in other states). I'm wondering how often a recount ...
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Has any US state legislature ever disregarded the outcome of a presidential election in that state to appoint all electors of a losing party?
Article 2 of the constitution has a clause saying:
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and ...
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How did Black Americans vote in presidential elections prior to 1936?
While researching data for another answer of mine, I came across Factcheck.org’s breakdown of the Black presidential vote from 1936. Unfortunately, this data only goes back until the first re-election ...
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Has there ever been a presidential election where every state voted the same way as in the midterms?
Has there ever been a presidential election where every state voted for the same party as in the House elections in the previous midterm? If so, when was it? And, if there has never been as of writing,...
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Was the 1800 US presidential election the first intentional, peaceful transfer of national control?
Historians say the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 was the first time a nation's ruling faction willingly ceded authority to their opposition, simply because they agreed to do so, rather than due ...
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US presidents that weren't on every states' ballots
Has there ever been a US president who was not on the ballots of every single state, for the election that they won?
I'm having a hard time finding historical ballot information to check myself, and ...
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Have previous presidential campaigns been investigated by the F.B.I for ties to foreign governments?
At the moment it's been confirmed by the director of the F.B.I that Trump and his people are being investigated closely for foreign ties with Russia, etc. (see below).
F.B.I. Is Investigating Trump’...
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What are the rules for reporting vote counts on election night by the news media?
High school was a long time ago for me but I seem to remember my history/government teacher saying the news media wasn't allowed to report vote counts in presidential elections since reporting the ...
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Were there any U.S. Presidents that were very unpopular when elected?
I've read in a few news sources that whoever wins the current 2016 presidential election will already have generally low (below 45%) favorability among the general U.S. population, even among people ...
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Was Trump's focus on Clinton's emails beneficial to his 2016 presidential campaign?
As most know, Trump has been making a significant deal out of the Clinton email issue, with a resurgence on the topic occurring recently due to certain comments from the FBI investigator.
Is there ...
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