2080 United States presidential election



The 2080 United States presidential election was the 78th quadrennial United States presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 2080. The Green ticket of Annie Brown and Lukas Jager won pluralities in the popular vote and electoral vote, but since no candidate won an outright majority of the electoral vote, the Republican ticket of Caleb Webber and Christine Cho were elected by the incoming United States House of Representatives. In the electoral vote, popular vote and the House vote, the Democratic ticket of Elizabeth Betty and Nevaeh Robinson came in third. This was the final United States presidential election in which the Electoral College was used; as a concession following the Louisiana Rebellion, the 35th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed which abolished the electoral college and established a regular popular vote system for electing the United States president. This was the first United States presidential election in which over 300 million votes were cast.

Background
Annie Brown of the Green Party first ran for United States president in 2072, after working as a political science professor at the University of New Orleans for nearly two decades. Her populist rhetoric, progressive social views and environmentalism appealed heavily to a large urban base that formerly supported the Democrats. She received 31.5% of the vote in 2072, and very narrowly lost the popular vote to President David Cummings in 2076, garnering 35.5% of the vote.

Aftermath
The House of Representatives vote that ultimately decided the Webber-Cho ticket's victory was one of the most divisive events in American history, likely only surpassed by the Civil War. The week after Webber's election in January 2081 was marked by rioting across the United States, particularly in coastal metropolitan areas most threatened by climate change like Charleston, Miami, and New York. The Louisiana Rebellion began on 29 January, just nine days into Webber's term, when Louisiana Governor Cameron Meredith officially signed a resolution passed by the state legislature to formally declare independence from the United States, which began a brief two-week long armed conflict that resulted in about 10,000 deaths; this was later known as the Louisiana Rebellion.

Close states
Margin of victory less than 1%:
 * 1) Kansas, 0.08%
 * 2) Pennsylvania, 0.64% (Tipping point state for Brown victory)
 * 3) California, 0.71%

Margin of victory between 1% and 5%:
 * 1) Tennessee, 1.04%
 * 2) Minnesota, 1.13%
 * 3) New Hampshire, 1.33%
 * 4) Mississippi, 1.59%
 * 5) Wisconsin, 2.75%
 * 6) North Carolina, 3.35%

Margin of victory between 5% and 10%:
 * 1) Georgia, 6.18%
 * 2) Texas, 6.45%
 * 3) Michigan, 6.76%
 * 4) Connecticut, 6.95%
 * 5) Missouri, 8.13% (Tipping point state for Betty victory)
 * 6) Nebraska, 8.43%
 * 7) Iowa, 9.20% (RCV)
 * 8) Arizona, 9.42%

Tipping point state for Webber victory:
 * 1) New Mexico, 13.76% (RCV)