Residents of Washington, D.C. were first allowed to vote for President in 1964.
Residents of Washington, D.C. were first allowed to vote for mayor and the city council in 1974.
Residents of Washington, D.C. are not permitted voting representation in Congress.
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In 1964, after the 23rd Amendment granted the District of Columbia 3 electoral votes.
In Arizona, I was able to vote in the presidential election at 18...that would have been 1972.
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Yes, There is a good summary on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1789 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1792 In the 1789 election, each elector cast 2 votes for the president and vice president. George Washington received a vote from EVERY elector for a unanimous election. John Adams received the majority of the Vice President votes and thus became vice president. In 1792 George Washington also received 100% of the Presidential votes, becoming the first and only president to ever receive 100% of the electoral votes.
The first election of President Obama brought out many young people and minority first-time voters. The second election of President Obama had people waiting in line for hours to be able to vote.
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).