US election
November ballot nationwide
A US election is a vote to choose public officials at federal, state, or local levels in the United States.
The term most often refers to presidential elections held every four years in November, though it also covers congressional, gubernatorial, and municipal races.
The US election dominated headlines for months.
Electoral rules vary significantly by state, covering everything from voter registration to ballot access.
- ballotVoting document
- mail-in ballotVote submitted through post
- votingFormally registering a choice
- popular voteTotal of citizen votes
- democracyRule by the people
campaign · campaign trail · president · running mate · candidate · swing state · polls · Republican · Democrat · Trump · Biden · debate · primary · Super Tuesday · November · voter turnout · convention · inauguration
- every four yearsleap year, Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, UEFA Euro
- 2012London Olympics, Summer Olympics, Hurricane Sandy, Gangnam Style, Curiosity rover
- 2016Brexit, Pokemon Go, Harambe, Leicester City, Stranger Things
- QuadrennialsOlympics, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, leap year
- 2024 headlinesParis Olympics, Olympics, Biden, Trump, Harris
US electionhereditary succession
Passing titles through lineage
dictatorship · martial law · coup d'état · military coup · military junta
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