KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The six presidential elections held during the 25-year history of the Center for Politics were often close, although most states voted predictably.— As part of a time capsule we are putting together to be opened at the center’s 50th anniversary in 2049, we are asking our future students to consider what has changed and what has stayed the same.— Had we done the same exercise when the center was founded 25 years ago, we would have seen an Electoral College alignment from 1976-1996 that looked a lot different than what we’ve become familiar with this century.

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