Victoria Woodhall was the first woman to run for US president in 1872 decades before women could even vote here are some unusual facts about us presidential elections five presidents including George W bush and Donald Trump won the presidency despite losing the popular vote due to the electoral college system in 1872 Horus grey a candidate died after the election but before the Electoral College met he still received electoral votes Joe Biden became the oldest president in US history when he was inaugurated at 78 in 2021 in 1824 the election was decided by the House of Representatives because no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes leading to John Quincy Adams's Victory Franklin D Roosevelt is the only president to serve more than two terms he was elected four times the voting age wasn't always 18 it was lowered from 21 in 1971 after protests by young people during the Vietnam War which fact surprised you the most let me know in the comments