After the election of President Lincoln in 1860 ... sparking the Mexican War. By 1848, Mexico cedes more than half of its territory to the U.S., including New Mexico and California in addition ...

Weeks before the 2024 election, early voting by mail or in person will be available in most states — here's a map with more ...

With eight weeks to go until election day, the debate will help undecided voters form their opinions on who they'll vote for ...

Maryland follows with nine conventions in the state over the years – all held in Baltimore, in 1832, 1835, 1840, 1844, 1848, 1852, 1860, 1872 and 1912. New York has hosted five DNCs. This ...

Virginia is the second state which Real Clear Polling has shifted from tossup to lean Democrat in recent weeks. On July 27, ...

Maine and Nebraska give two electoral votes to the statewide winner and allocate the rest by congressional district. Maine has largely slipped from the ranks of top battleground states, with ...

In-person voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election begins Friday in three states — Virginia, South Dakota and Minnesota ...

AP is the authoritative source for information about elections in the United States. With a history of accuracy dating to our first vote count in 1848, AP is the go-to source for trustworthy and ...

The map below displays CNN's best estimate of the key states that will likely decide the 2012 presidential election. Determining what qualifies as a battleground state is not an exact science and ...

The politics of immigration look different from communities on the Southwest border that are voting in hotly contested ...