but we all have questions here's your all you need to know about us presidential elections there are questions and there are quick answers to those brief questions that are being asked across a social media and internet has any president been elected without a majority of the popular vote now that's an interesting question because there have been 19 US presidential elections where the winner did not secure a majority of the popular vote but won the El vote the first instance was John Quincy addin in 1824 and the most recent being Donald Trump in the year 2016 when are general elections held they're held on the first Tuesday of November again log on to India today's YouTube channel to understand why Tuesday was chosen the 2024 election will be held on the 5th of November where are the Electoral colleges used electoral college is used only to select the president and the vice president of the United States of America who can vote in US elections American citizens aged 18 and older can register to vote to register voters must meet the residency requirements of their states which vary and comply with voter registration deadline another very important and uh third question have any women run for presidential election before yes women have run for presidential election before in 2016 Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated by a major party Victoria woodal ran for the presidential elections in 1872 at the age of 34 but what's interesting is that she ran for the elections 50 years before women had the right to vote who is the youngest and oldest president of the United States of America John F Kennedy is the youngest elected US president at 43 he's also the first Catholic President Joe Biden is the oldest elected president of the United States of America at the age of 78 [Music]