AP is the authoritative source for information about elections in the United States. With a history of accuracy dating to our first vote count in 1848, AP is the go-to source for trustworthy and ...

So every U.S. election night, The Associated Press counts the nation’s votes, tallying millions of ballots and determining which candidates have won their races. It’s been done that way since 1848, ...

The A.P. will make the call only when it is certain — just as it has in every U.S. election since 1848, when Zachary Taylor won the White House. “If there’s no way for the trailing ...