President Elect Trivia

Barack Obama is the 1st Democrat elected in the 21st century, gaining the most electoral votes since Bill Clinton.

Barack Obama is the third President elected from Illinois, joining Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant who were both two term Presidents.

Barack Obama is the fourth President with a middle name starting with the letter H, joining William Henry Harrison, William Howard Taft, and George Herbert Walker Bush who were all one term Presidents.

Barack Obama is the first President with a last name starting with the letter O. He also received the most popular votes for President in history (it appears John McCain received the 4th most votes in history, trailing both George Bush and John Kerry's 2004 popular votes).