How is the president of the United States elected?

The process begins with what are called primaries---also known as caucuses in states like Iowa---or state party elections where supporters cast secret ballots for a candidate. (sometimes, a show of hands or other form of endorsement is used). The battle here is for delegates, or representatives, whose number is proportional to the states population.

Thus California has 440 delegates, while sparsely populated Arizona has just 64. Though rules vary across state and party lines, usually a candidate who gets 15 percent or more votes at the district level wins one or more delegates. Republicans in some states allow the person with the most votes to get all the delegates from that state.

After the primaries, the delegates assemble at the respective party conventions, and the person with the most delegates gets to be the candidate for the White House. The final candidates then criss-cross the nation gathering support and money until election day, November 4. That is when anyone who is ... more.

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States .

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