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(sumber :  http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemilihan_umum_di_Amerika_Serikat)
Pemilihan Umum (Pemilu) Amerika Serikat diselenggarakan setiap dua tahun sekali pada bulan November tahun genap. Pemilu selalu jatuh pada hari Selasa yang jatuh setelah Senin pertama pada bulan tersebut.
Walaupun diselenggarakan setiap 2 tahun sekali, hanya setiap 2 pemilu, atau 4 tahun sekali, jabatan Presiden AS diperebutkan, dan pemilu yang inilah yang umumnya menarik perhatian dunia, contohnya Pemilu AS 2000 dan Pemilu AS 2004.
Sedangkan Pemilu AS 2002, yang tidak memperebutkan jabatan Presiden, tidak banyak menyita perhatian dunia luar. Pemilu seperti ini disebut juga pemilu paruh waktu (midterm election), karena terjadinya persis pada separuh masa jabatan Presiden yang sedang berkuasa, dan hasilnya dapat diinterpretasikan sebagai evaluasi, dukungan, ataupun penolakan rakyat atas kebijakan-kebijakan Presiden.

Hasil oleh partai dalam %

     Mayoritas parlemen

sejak 1944

Tahun	Demokrat	Republik
1944	50.6	47.2
1946	44.3	53.5
1948	51.6	45.4
1950	48.94	48.85
1952	49.2	49.3
1954	52.1	47
1956	50.7	48.7
1958	55.5	43.6
1960	54.4	44.8
1962	52.1	47.1
1964	56.9	42.4
1966	50.5	48
1968	50	48.2
1970	53	44.5
1972	51.7	46.4
1974	57.1	40.5
1976	55.5	42.2
1978	53.4	44.7
1980	50.3	47.6
1982	55	43.2
1984	51.9	46.8
1986	54.1	44.2
1988	53.2	45.3
1990	52	43.9
1992	49.9	44.8
1994	44.7	51.5
1996	48.1	47.8
1998	47.1	48
2000	47	47.3
2002	45	49.6
2004	46.6	49.2
2006	52	44.1
2008	53.2	42.5
2010	44.5	51.6

Jadwal Pemilihan Umum di Amerika Serikat

Tahun Genap 1	Tahun Genap 2
Presiden	Gubernur
Senat (50)	Senat (50)
DPR partai demokrat di amerika serikat: For more than 200 years, Democrats have represented the interests of working families, fighting for equal opportunities and justice for all Americans. Our party was founded on the conviction that wealth and privilege shouldn’t be an entitlement to rule and the belief that the values of hardworking families are the values that should guide us. We didn’t become the most prosperous country in the world by rewarding greed and recklessness or by letting those with the most influence write their own rules. We got here by rewarding hard work and responsibility, by investing in people, and by growing our country from the bottom up. Today Democrats are fighting to repair a decade of damage and grow an economy based on the values of Main Street, not greed and reckless speculation. Democrats are focused on rescuing our economy not just in the short run but also rebuilding our economy for the long run—an economy that lifts up not just some Americans, but all Americans. (sumber :  http://www.democrats.org/about/our_party)     partai republik di amaerika serikat :    Founded in 1872 by father-son Isaac M. and Isaac T. Brown, The Republic is one of the oldest family-owned newspapers in the country. The Republic has been recognized scores of times by state and national organizations for achievements in news reporting, advertising and circulation, including winning the coveted Kent Cooper Award from the Indiana Associated Press in 2009 for service to the community following a major flood. The Republic also prints and distributes dozens of specialty publications including She, Columbus Parent, Discover Columbus, Prime Time, The Business Connection and Enjoy! Print products are augmented by an extensive Web presence at therepublic.com. Seven days a week The Republic focuses on its unique role as the provider of in-depth coverage and analysis of local news affecting the lives of readers in Bartholomew and surrounding counties. (sumber :  http://www.therepublic.com/view/page/tr_about_us/)