Donald J. Trump become the 47th president of USA by defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.
This is going to be only the second time after Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892, when a president will be serving two non-consecutive terms in the White House.
The US follows the electoral college voting system.
Based on the volume of population, the states are assigned electoral college votes.
There are a total of 538 electoral college votes; 435 House of Representatives, 100 Senate seats and 3 seats from Washington DC.
First, the parties choose potential electors in States before the election.
Then, the voters in each State select their electors by casting ballots during the general election.
So, voters are actually picking an elector and not the President directly when they cast their vote in the general election.
A candidate needs votes from at least 270 electors to win the presidential election.
According to the U.S. Constitution, a candidate must be a natural-born citizen of the country, 35 years of age or older, and a resident of the U.S. for 14 years to be eligible to contest for presidency.
J.D. Vance was elected as Vice-President of the U.S.
The new President’s term begins January 20, which is also the Inauguration Day.