What was the earliest election that you can remember?

[Frodo]

The earliest one I can remember paying attention to was the 1992 presidential election, watching the election results from my parents' house in Manila.  At the time I was just past my tenth birthday.

At the time, I was rooting for Bill Clinton if only because he was a fresh face.  In retrospect, I probably would have supported the incumbent President George H. W. Bush.  Sure the economy was in poor condition throughout much of the election, but that was hardly his fault.  And beyond the superficial gestures that are said to have doomed him (i.e. looking at his watch in the middle of a debate, and gazing off into space while Clinton was speaking to him), there was no good reason for the American people to have thrown him out.  His accomplishments spoke for themselves, and for that reason I would have voted for him then.   

[Keystone Phil]

1999 Philadelphia Mayoral election - Sam Katz (R) vs. John Street (D)

[they don't love you like i love you]

The 1988 election. It basically consisted of my parents watching the results on TV and then saying "The guy we voted for lost. Now get to bed."

First election I actually somewhat followed was 1992. I supported Perot and voted for him in my class' mock election.

[JSojourner]

Vaguely aware of 1972 but very aware of and into 1976.

[MasterJedi]

1996, I knew it was happening but I didn't know anything about any of the candidates or anything about it at all.

[Хahar 🤔]

I remember the endless recounts in 2000. That was about a week past my 6th birthday. I followed the 2004 primaries a little bit (with emphasis on "a little"), and I definitely was very interested in the GE.

[AndrewTX]

The 1988 election. It basically consisted of my parents watching the results on TV and then saying "The guy we voted for lost. Now get to bed."

First election I actually somewhat followed was 1992. I supported Perot and voted for him in my class' mock election.

BAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

 Sub  "The guy we voted for lost. Now go to bed" with "Bush won, go to bed", and you just detailed my first elections that I remember.  I remember slightly following the 88 election (knew very little of what was going on), and in the 92 election I tried to follow what I could, and also supported and voted for Perot in the mock election.

[exopolitician]

1996. I watched election returns with my parents, both republicans so guess they supported.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

2000; I even remember going to the Inauguration.

[Sensei]

1996. I remember I was for Bob Dole, because his name was funner to say.

[ottermax]

2000. I think I remember Gary Locke and of course I remember the results and recounts. I supported Gore and I was very annoyed in the third grade that year. (Wow, that was also when we had the earthquake, how historically eventful!)

First politics I remember: Monica Lewinsky (who I thought was some lady they just liked to talk about...)

[exopolitician]

1996. I remember I was for Bob Dole, because his name was funner to say.

I remember voting for him at the mock election at my school in Florida

[Lief 🗽]

1996, though all I remember is my parents on election night (at like 5 or 6 in the evening before polls closed) talking about how Bob Dole was going to get crushed. The first election I actually paid attention to was 2000.

[HappyWarrior]

1992, I remember that I really wanted Perot to win cause I thought Stockdale was funny(I was 3 lol).  The first one I clearly remember was 1996 when we had mock primaries and elections in my school and I decided I was going to vote for Keyes and Perot respectively

[TeePee4Prez]

1987-  Frank Rizzo (R) vs. Wilson Goode (D).  I just remember my entire family backing Rizzo and blasting Goode.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I voted for Clinton in the 1992 Northern Elementary presidential race.  He won in a landslide.  My dad was pissed (about the real election).

[phk]

1992, voted for Clinton in the mock election. We were living in Wichita, KS at the time and the results basically broke as following.

If you were white and your dad had a job, Bush.
If you were white and your dad didn't have a job, Perot.
If you weren't white, regardless if your dad did or didn't have a job (along with me), Clinton.

I was 7 years old at the time.

[TeePee4Prez]

1992, voted for Clinton in the mock election. We were living in Wichita, KS at the time and the results basically broke as following.

If you were white and your dad had a job, Bush.
If you were white and your dad didn't have a job, Perot.
If you weren't white, regardless if your dad did or didn't have a job (along with me), Clinton.

I was 7 years old at the time.

I remember my grade school pretty much mirrored the national percentages in our mock election with a slight lean to Clinton taking some from Bush.

[phk]

1992, voted for Clinton in the mock election. We were living in Wichita, KS at the time and the results basically broke as following.

If you were white and your dad had a job, Bush.
If you were white and your dad didn't have a job, Perot.
If you weren't white, regardless if your dad did or didn't have a job (along with me), Clinton.

I was 7 years old at the time.

I remember my grade school pretty much mirrored the national percentages in our mock election with a slight lean to Clinton taking some from Bush.

Mine, was overwhelmingly Bush. My school mostly consisted of middle class to upper middle class white folk that had jobs.

[WalterMitty]

1984 presidential race.  we had a mock election in our class, and only one kid voted mondale (reggie page!).  we all thought he was weird.

later that day my mom picked me up from school and i went to the voting booth with her and watched her pull the lever for reagan.

[Torie]

1956. I remember asking my parents why Eisenhower was smiling when he knew he would win. I was pushing 6 years of age at that point. 1960 was the first real one I remember. Kennedy was the Great Satan. When he won, my atheist WASP parents and I were in mourning. The end was near.

[Sam Spade]

1988 - Dukakis v. Bush (though obviously I remember a certain bit of the Reagan presidency).  I do remember the infamous Bernard King question.  My parents, naturally, were Dukakis supporters, though at least one wasn't as short as he was.

[Хahar 🤔]

1956. I remember asking my parents why Eisenhower was smiling when he knew he would win. I was pushing 6 years of age at that point. 1960 was the first real one I remember. Kennedy was the Great Satan. When he won, my atheist WASP parents and I were in mourning. The end was near.

y old peepels arent allowd on teh internetz

[Torie]

1956. I remember asking my parents why Eisenhower was smiling when he knew he would win. I was pushing 6 years of age at that point. 1960 was the first real one I remember. Kennedy was the Great Satan. When he won, my atheist WASP parents and I were in mourning. The end was near.

y old peepels arent allowd on teh internetz

Few are older than I who can manage it at all.

[specific_name]

1992. I voted for Bush in my school's mock election. I also remembered being rather upset when Dole lost in 96 as well (10 years old).