US presidential elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_presidential_elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:absenteeVotingAllowed yes
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
individual states
gptkbp:ballotAccessRegulatedBy state governments
gptkbp:ballotNumber secret ballot
gptkbp:campaignFinanceRegulatedBy gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:campaignPeriod typically over a year
gptkbp:controversy gerrymandering
voter suppression
foreign interference
disputed results
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:debateCommission gptkb:Commission_on_Presidential_Debates
gptkbp:earlyVotingAllowed yes
gptkbp:electoralVotesAllocatedBy state population
gptkbp:elects gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:exceptionsToWinnerTakeAll gptkb:Maine
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:firstHeld 1788
gptkbp:frequency every 4 years
gptkbp:heldBy Tuesday after the first Monday in November
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US presidential elections
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:mainCandidate Democratic Party nominee
Republican Party nominee
third-party candidates
gptkbp:majorityNeededToWin 270 electoral votes
gptkbp:mediaCoverage major US news networks
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2024_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:2020_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:2016_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:2000_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Gary_Johnson
gptkb:Jill_Stein
gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:Ross_Perot
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2020_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:relatedEvent US presidential debates
US presidential inauguration
US presidential primaries
gptkbp:resultAnnouncedBy gptkb:Congress_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:stateElectorate 538
US citizens aged 18 and over
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:termLimits 2 terms
gptkbp:tieBreaker House of Representatives selects President
Senate selects Vice President
gptkbp:voterTurnout varies by year
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:Electoral_College
popular vote
gptkbp:winnerTakesOfficeOn January 20 following the election
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X_(formerly_Twitter)
gptkb:US_territories
gptkb:Peter_Turnley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5