Civic & Elections
Election days, inaugurations, and the big dates on the civic calendar.
Federal law puts Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and the 20th Amendment starts each presidential term at noon on January 20. These pages stick to the dates and how they’re set, and leave the politics to you.
Want the whole year at a glance? See the 2026 and 2027 holiday calendars, with every day off and long weekend.
Sources: 2 U.S.C. 7, Time of election (U.S. Code, GovInfo); National Archives: Constitutional Amendments 11 to 27 (see the 20th Amendment)
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