People with similar ideas usually belong to the same political party. The two main parties in the U.S. are Republican and Democrat.

In caucuses, party members meet, discuss, and vote for who they think would be the best party candidate.

in primaries, determine who the final presidential nominee for each party will be

each major party, Democrat and Republican, holds a national convention to select a final Presidential nominee.

each party will be officially announced at the end of the conventions

The Presidential candidates campaign throughout the country to win the support of the general population.

people in every state across the country vote for one president and vice president

and then, people cast their vote for a group of people known as elections

.Electors or representatives from each state in number proportional to the state’s population cast their vote and determine who will be president.

A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College.

.Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.

The newly elected President and Vice President are inaugurated on January 20th.

A natural born citizen (U.S. citizen from birth)

At least 35 years old

A U.S. resident (permanently lives in the U.S.) for at least 14 years