Presidential Nominating Process. State by state coverage of Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions, the delegate selection process, delegate allocation, primary types, voter eligibility, and polling times.
- 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
- 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
- 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
- 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
- 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
- 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
- 2000 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
General elections. State by state coverage of elections for President, Governor's chairs, U.S. Senate seats, U.S. House seats, statewide Constitutional offices, primaries, regional politics, party strength, debates, and polling times.
- 2022 General Election
- 2021 General Election
- 2020 General Election
- 2019 Off Year Election
- 2018 Midterm Election
- 2017 Off Year Election
- 2016 General Election
- 2015 Off Year Election
- 2014 General Election
- 2013 Off Year Election
- 2012 General Election
- 2011 Off Year Election
- 2010 Midterm Election
- 2009 Off Year Election
- 2008 General Election
- 2007 Off Year Election
- 2006 Midterm Election
- 2005 Off Year Election
- 2004 General Election
- 2003 Off Year Election
- 2002 Midterm Election
- 2001 Off Year Election
- 2000 General Election
Vox Populi. "Your Letters to the Editor" Your comments are welcome, so long as they are relevant to the subject matter of 'The Green Papers (American Politics and Elections).
State and Local Government of the United States. Official Name/Status, Traditional Sections and Regions, Constitutions, Executive Branch, Major Executive Officers, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Statutory Election Information, Presidential and State Primary, General Election, Polling Times, State Court Systems, Primary and Minor Civil Divisions, Incorporated Municipalities.
- Historical Data in the STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT section
- Traditional Sections and Regions
- Links to State Constitutions
- Official Name and Status History
- Executive Branch
- Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide
- Legislative Branch
- Links to State Legislatures
- Length of Terms of LEGISLATORS in the Several States of the American Union
- Combined Executive and Legislative Branches
- Judicial Branch - State Court Systems
- Primary and Minor Civil Divisions
- Incorporated Municipalities
- Combined Civil Divisions and Incorporated Municipalities
- Statutory Election Information: General Election, Presidential and State Primary, Polling Times
- Compilation of Statutes
- United States STATUTES AT LARGE: Arrangement
- United States Code: Arrangement
- CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS: Arrangement
Sessions of the Congress of the United States. A comprehensive list of Regular, Extra, and Special Congressional sessions the convening and adjournment dates; the type of each session; Presidents pro Tempore of the Senate; and Speakers of the House.
- Explanation of the types of Sessions of Congress
- Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States
- A Brief History of Congressional Leadership
Political Party Breakdown of the Congress of the United States
Historical Data - Presidential Elections
- DATES OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION "EVENTS": 1789 to the present.
- Constitutional provisions for the election of the President and Vice-President
- Complete Federal Law governing the election of a President and Vice-President and filling of vacancies of the same 3 U.S.C. Chap. 1 (2023)
- "APPARENT" ELECTORAL VOTE for President of the United States: 1856 to present
- ELECTORAL VOTE for President of the United States (as pledged and as officially counted): 1828--Present
- ELECTORAL VOTE for Vice-President of the United States (as officially counted and, where appropriate, compared to the "appointed" Presidential Electors as pledged): 1828--Present
- By whom U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS were "appointed": 1789 through 1832
Historical Data - Presidential Administrations
- Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the United States (by number of ADMINISTRATION)
- George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States - 54th Presidential Administration
- George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States - 55th Presidential Administration
- Barack Hussein Obama, 44th President of the United States - 56th Presidential Administration
- Barack Hussein Obama, 44th President of the United States - 57th Presidential Administration
- Donald John Trump, Sr., 45th President of the United States - 58th Presidential Administration
- Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr., 46th President of the United States - 59th Presidential Administration
Historical Data - U.S. Congress
- UNITED STATES SENATE: Electoral "Classes"
- Explanation of the types of Sessions of Congress
- A Brief History of Congressional Leadership
- Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States
- Dates of biennial Federal Elections for Congress: from 1872 on
- May a State ever again regularly elect, by law, its U.S. Senators and Representatives in Congress on a date other than Federal Election Day (the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November)?
Historical Data - U.S. Courts
- FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Justices of the United States Supreme Court (by Term of Court).
- Explanation of certain items in the "Justices of the United States Supreme Court" Table
- United States Supreme Court Justices
Historical Data - Statutes and Code
- United States STATUTES AT LARGE: Arrangement
- UNITED STATES CODE: Arrangement
- CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS: Arrangement
Historical Data - Political Parties
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN "MAJOR PARTIES"
- Relative Political Party Strength in Presidential Elections
Historical Data - National Conventions
- The Ferris National Primary Bill of 1914
- Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process
- HOW DID WE GET HERE, ANYWAY? an historical analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process
- 2000 - WHY ARE THEY ALL HERE, ANYWAY? An historical analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties
- 2004 - WHY ARE THEY ALL HERE, ANYWAY? an historical analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties
Historical Data - Electoral College
- WHAT ARE THEY ALL DOING, ANYWAY? an historical analysis of the Electoral College
- THE "FAITHLESS NINE" - Presidential Electors who have defected in the past.
- 1972-2000 Presidential Election State Voting Trends
- 1972-1996 Presidential Election State Voting Trends
- Electoral College 2004. State by state elector allocation, population (2000 census), percentage of total electors, percentage of total US population
- Electoral College 2000
Historical Data - Sections and Regions
- Sectional and Regional Political Predominance, 2000 thru 2014
- Comparative Political Party Predominance in each State, 2000 thru 2014
- 2012 CONGRESSIONAL Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
- 2014 CONGRESSIONAL Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
- 2018 CONGRESSIONAL Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
- 2018 STATE EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
- Sectional and Regional Politics
- Members of Congress (U.S. Senate & House of Representatives) by REGION/subregion (as elected: 2000)
- Change in Representation in U.S. House by REGION and Subregion between 2000 and 2002
- STATE LEGISLATIVE Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
Historical Data - Direct Primaries
- Use of the DIRECT PRIMARY in the several States of the Union since 1912
- Election Years in which the DIRECT PRIMARY has been specifically authorized
- Dates of DIRECT PRIMARY Elections re: Major Party Nominations for Statewide and/or Federal Office
- Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions
Historical Data - Governors
Historical Data - State Legislatures
Historical Data - General Elections
A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN "MAJOR PARTIES" and the "Two-Party" System in the United States
Decennial Census
- 2000 Census - Apportionment of Representatives and Electors
- Federal Representation 2002 - 2010. In the wake of the Election 2000 there has been talk about the "unfairness" of the Electoral College - the number of people per Elector, per Senate Seat, and per House Seat for each state.
- 2010 Census - Population and the Apportionment of Representatives and Electors
- 2020 Census - Population and the Apportionment of Representatives and Electors
Presidential Administrations 1789 to current.. Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the United States (by number of ADMINISTRATION and term dates).
Judicial Branch
- United States Supreme Court Justices (current)
- Justices of the United States Supreme Court (by Term of Court)
- Explanation of certain items in the "Justices of the United States Supreme Court" Table
- Federal Court System
Historical Data. Presidential Elections, Presidential Administrations, U.S. Congress, U.S. Courts, Political Parties, National Conventions, Electoral College, Sections and Regions
Gettysburg Address
Canada
International Politics and Elections. Historical data on Countries of the World and the United Nations.
Mission Statements
- Mission Statement of 2009
- Mission Statement of 2008
- Mission Statement of 2006
- Mission Statement of 2002
- Mission Statement of 1999
Links to other web sites. The Campaign and Beyond, Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial, Federal Statutes, Regulatory, Governors, Secretaries of State, Internet, National Atlas.
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