Presidential Trivia

What is the average voter turnout for Presidential elections?

• 42%

• 60%

• 25%

• 75%

Answer explanation

The elections of 2018, 2020 and 2022 were three of the highest turnout US elections of their respective types in decades. 66% of the voting eligible population turned out for the 2020 presidential election – the highest rate for any national election since 1900.

True or False: Campaigning is not allowed within 100 feet of polling places in Illinois

• True

• False

Which age group is least likely to vote?

• 18-29

• 30-54

• 55+

As Illinois’ population has shrunk, the state has continued to lose electoral college votes. How many did Illinois have at its peak?

• 23

• 29

• 30

• 19

Answer explanation

Illinois currently has 19 electoral votes.

When were women given the right to vote in the United States?

• April 3rd, 1924

• March 15th, 1922

• August 26th, 1920

• June 8th, 1919

Answer explanation

Passed by Congress June 4th, 1919, and ratified on August 18th, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.

A presidential candidate needs 270 electoral college votes to win the Presidency. How many electoral college votes are there in total?

• 538

• 495

• 574

• 605

The voting age was reduced to 18 in July, 1971. What was the voting age before this reduction?

• 19

• 23

• 25

• 21

How many states allow same-day voter registration?

• 17

• 46

• 22

• 34

Who was the only president to get elected four times to the office?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Answer explanation

Before the 22nd Amendment, presidents could run for more than two terms which FDR succeeded to do. Eventually U.S. lawmakers pushed back, passing the 22nd Amendment in 1951 which limited presidents to two terms.

When did the first woman run for President of the United States?

• 1904

• 2016

• 1956

• 1872

Answer explanation

Her name was Victoria Woodhull, an American leader of the women's suffrage movement.