Quiz  /  Voting for the U.S. President: A Quiz

  • 1. 
    How many electoral votes were up for grabs in the first presidential election in 1789?

  • 81
  • 13
  • 50
  • 69

  • 2. 
    What was the narrowest popular vote margin by which a presidential candidate won a state?

  • 38
  • 4
  • 1,324
  • 537

  • 3. 
    George Washington aside, which nonincumbent presidential candidate won the highest share of the electoral college vote?

  • Ronald Reagan
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • 4. 
    Which presidential election featured the largest popular vote margin by a winning candidate?

  • 1920
  • 1964
  • 1932
  • 1984

  • 5. 
    Which third-party candidate received the highest share of the popular vote?

  • Robert La Follette
  • Ross Perot
  • George Wallace
  • Theodore Roosevelt

  • 6. 
    Which presidential election had the highest estimated voter turnout?

  • 1860
  • 1876
  • 1968
  • 2008

  • 7. 
    Which presidential election featured the smallest margin in the popular vote?

  • 1880
  • 1968
  • 1860
  • 2000

  • 8. 
    How many candidates have won the presidency without winning more than 60 percent of the vote in any state?

  • Zero
  • Seven
  • Four
  • Two

  • 9. 
    Donald Trump received 62.9 million popular votes in 2016. How many votes were cast for George W. Bush during his reelection win in 2004?

  • 63.7 million
  • 57.3 million
  • 49.5 million
  • 62.0 million

  • 10. 
    Hillary Clinton received 65.8 million popular votes in 2016. How many votes were cast for John Kerry during his loss in 2004?

  • 63.7 million
  • 49.3 million
  • 59.0 million
  • 57.3 million
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