For decades, federal elections in the United States have been held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Why this date? Originally, election days varied by state, but in 1845 a law was passed to set a single election day for the entire country.

On Nov. 5, 2024, voters will head to the polls in person to select the next president and vice president of the United States, as well as members of the 119th Congress. How that process is conducted, and the Constitution’s role in setting the guidelines for elections, has changed greatly over time.

Election Day for federal offices is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. Election Day falls between November 2 and November 8, depending on the calendar. Upcoming elections are scheduled for November 5, 2024, and November 3, 2026.

Americans first began the custom of weekday voting in 1845, when Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as Election Day.

LONDON — On Tuesday, Nov. 5, millions of Americans will cast their votes to elect the 47th president of the United States. The act of voting on the first Tuesday that follows a Monday in November is a tradition that reaches back almost 180 years.

It's Tuesday — exactly two weeks out from Nov. 6, Election Day. Why is voting day for American federal elections always a Tuesday? The answer is a bit obscure and has to do with buggies.

Here's what you need to know as election day draws closer - from who the candidates are to how votes are cast and an explanation of how the Electoral College works. Plus: why is it always on a ...

Election Day is the day legally established for the general election, sometimes referred to as a “popular election,” of federal public officials: President, Vice President, and Members of the U.S.

In 1845, Congress passed a law establishing that the day for choosing presidential electors (the day for the popular vote that would determine the electors of the Electoral College) would be every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.