Top 5 Interesting Presidential Election Firsts to Watch For

by Josh Guckert

The 2016 presidential election will be historic, for better or worse. By now, everyone has been inundated with the fact that Hillary Clinton will likely become the first ever female President. However, numerous other bits of trivia are also worth paying attention to.

1. Three in a Row

The Democrats are aiming to become the first political party to win three consecutive presidential elections since the Republicans in 1980, 1984, and 1988. The Democrats themselves have not accomplished this feat since winning five in a row from 1932 through 1948. That streak of five is the only time the Democrats have won three consecutive contests or more since the formation of the Republican Party.