Can the President and Vice-President live in the same state?

Answer 1

Yes but they never do, because it is politically important for the presidential ticket to be representative of more than just one area of the country in order to get votes from more than just one area of the country.

Answer 2

Yes, they could be from the same state.

However, the 12th Amendment does say that electors may not vote for a President from their state and a Vice President also from their state.

Therefore if running mates from the same state carried their home state, there could be a problem. The electors would probably vote for their presidential candidate and vote for some unknown for vice-president. This could cause the vice-presidential candidate to fail to get a majority.

Bush and Cheney side-stepped the problem by getting Cheney to establish residency in Wyoming.

(See the discussion for why such a combination is politically unlikely. )

Answer 3

Yes. It happens often. Such as during the Inauguration or State of the Union address. At least one of the persons in the "Line of Succession" must be at a safe place when all others are present. This is a list of the current presidential line of succession[1], as specified by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (3 U.S.C. § 19) and subsequent amendments to include newly created cabinet officers. # Office Current Officer 1 Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi 3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd 4 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 5 Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner 6 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates 7 Attorney General Eric Holder 8 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar 9 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Secretary of Commerce To Be Nominated[2] 10 Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Secretary of Health and Human Services Vacant[3] 11 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan 12 Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood 13 Secretary of Energy Steven Chu 14 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan 15 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki 16 Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

Answer 4

No, they can and should not, simply because if something of a security breach would occur, and an accident or terrorist attack, they could both be fatally injured which would leave the country without leadership.

Answer 5

Yes the President and the Vice President of the United States can be in the same room.

Answer 6

In the interest of the continuity of government, great lengths are taken to prevent it.