An interactive atlas of every U.S. presidential election.
The American Vote covers every cycle from George Washington in 1789 to the present — the national result, the state map, the margin, the turnout, and the editorial context.
Coverage is non-partisan. Disputed elections, such as 1824, 1876 and 2000, are described on their election pages; notes on disputes at the state level are still being added.
What this is
- A map for every cycle, with hover detail on every state.
- A page for every state in every cycle it participated in.
- A profile for every winner, runner-up, and notable third-party nominee.
- A page for every party that contested a national election.
- A page for every era of American electoral history.
What this is not
- Not a forecast. No 2028 prediction model lives here.
- Not partisan. Editorial is historical context, not endorsement.
- Not a paywall. The atlas is free to read.
- Not a community. No comments, no forum, no UGC.
Who runs it
The American Vote is an independent, one-person publication. Its editor is unnamed by choice. It is not affiliated with any party, campaign, government body or school.
Much of the site, including the code, the design and much of the written text, is made with AI tools under the editor’s direction. Electoral-vote totals for every cycle are checked automatically, every time the site’s test suite runs, against a reconciliation file drawn from named public sources: Wikipedia’s election articles and the National Archives’ Electoral College records. State popular votes come from named public sources and are compared with a second source; where the two differ by more than a small set amount, the page shows the official figure or withholds the number, and the methods page gives the exact rules. Each state story cites a source for every sentence. National popular-vote totals, turnout figures and most classroom packets are not yet checked, so mistakes are possible. The methods and sources page sets out every check and what is not yet checked. If you spot a mistake, the corrections policy explains how to report it and what happens next.
How it pays for itself
Reader tips through the tip jar help cover the costs. Book suggestions are plain links to Amazon and earn nothing. Display advertising may be switched on in future; the privacy page always says whether it is on and lists every outside service the site uses.
Contact
Questions, corrections, takedown requests and press: see the contact page or email theamericanvote.team@gmail.com.