United States of America (HM)

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United States of America
1966–2014
File:Flag of the United States.svg Flag
Capital		Washington D.C.
Government		Federal presidential constitutional republic
President
•	2008–	Barack Obama
History
•	Established	1966
•	Current	2014
Preceded by File:Flag of Florida.svg Florida File:Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana

Government and politics

United States presidential election, 2012

2008 ← November 6, 2012 → 2016

File:Ted Cruz, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg Nominee Barack Obama Ted Cruz Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Texas Running mate Joe Biden Rick Santorum

President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

United States presidential election, 2008

2004 ← November 4, 2008 → 2012

File:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 8.jpg Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Sarah Palin

President before election Susan Collins Republican Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

United States presidential election, 2004

2000 ← November 2, 2004 → 2008

File:Sen Susan Collins official.jpg File:Kathleen Sebelius official portrait.jpg Nominee Susan Collins Kathleen Sebelius Party Republican Democratic Home state Maine Kansas Running mate Jeb Bush Joe Manchin

President before election Susan Collins Republican Elected President Susan Collins Republican

United States presidential election, 2000

1996 ← November 7, 2000 → 2004

File:Sen Susan Collins official.jpg File:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg Nominee Susan Collins Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Maine Tennessee Running mate Jeb Bush Joe Lieberman

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Susan Collins Republican

United States presidential election, 1996

1992 ← November 5, 1996 → 2000

File:John McCain official portrait 2009.jpg File:Richard Trumka.jpg Nominee Bill Clinton John McCain Richard Trumka Party Democratic Republican Labor Home state Arkansas Arizona Pennsylvania Running mate Al Gore Olympia Snowe Bernie Sanders

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

United States presidential election, 1992

1988 ← November 3, 1992 → 1996

File:Bob Dole, PCCWW photo portrait.JPG File:Ron Dellums.jpg Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ron Dellums Party Democratic Republican Labor Home state Arkansas Kansas California Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle Patricia Eddington Electoral vote 284 137 36 States carried 20 + DC 17 6

Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Clinton/Gore, red denotes states won by Dole/Quayle, magenta denotes states won by Ron/Patricia. Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state.

President before election Bob Dole Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

United States presidential election, 1988

1984 ← November 8, 1988 → 1992

File:Bob Dole, PCCWW photo portrait.JPG File:GeraldineFerraro.jpg Nominee Bob Dole Geraldine Ferraro Sandra Feldman Party Republican Democratic Labor Home state Kansas New York New York Running mate Dan Quayle Walter Mondale Edmund Muskie

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Bob Dole Republican

United States presidential election, 1984

1980 ← November 6, 1984 → 1988

File:James Earl "Jimmy" Carter - NARA - 558522.tif File:Ronald Reagan with cowboy hat 12-0071M edit.jpg File:GeorgeStanleyMcGovern.png Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George McGovern Party Democratic Republican Labor Home state Georgia California South Dakota Running mate Geraldine Ferraro George H. W. Bush Shirley Chisholm

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

United States presidential election, 1980

1976 ← November 4, 1980 → 1984

File:James Earl "Jimmy" Carter - NARA - 558522.tif File:Gerald Ford - NARA - 530680.tif Nominee Jimmy Carter Michael Harrington Gerald Ford Party Democratic Labor Republican Home state Georgia New York Michigan Running mate Geraldine Ferraro Tom Hayden Edward Brooke

President before election Michael Harrington Labor Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

United States presidential election, 1976

1972 ← November 2, 1976 → 1980

File:Nelson Rockefeller.jpg File:Spiro Agnew.jpg Nominee Michael Harrington Nelson Rockefeller Spiro Agnew Party Labor Liberal Republican Home state New York New York Maryland Running mate Tom Hayden Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan

President before election George Wallace Liberal Elected President A. Philip Randolph Labor

United States presidential election, 1972

1968 ← November 7, 1972 → 1976

File:George C Wallace.jpg File:Jerry Brown in 1978 crop.jpg File:John G. Schmitz.jpg Nominee George Wallace Jerry Brown John G. Schmitz Party Liberal Labor Republican Home state Alabama California California Running mate Prescott Bush Norman Hill Various

President before election George Wallace Liberal Elected President George Wallace Liberal

United States presidential election, 1968

1964 ← November 5, 1968 → 1972

File:George C Wallace.jpg Nominee George Wallace Mathieu Levesque Party Liberal Labor Home state Alabama Running mate Prescott Bush Hubert Humphrey

Elected President George Wallace Liberal