A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U
The 1876 Democratic National Convention at the Merchants Exchange Building in St. Louis, Missouri. Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks were nominated for president and vice president respectively.
The 2008 Green Party National Convention held in Chicago. Various third parties also hold their own national conventions.
The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans was the site of the 1988 Republican National Convention, which nominated George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle for president and vice president. In recent decades, the two major parties have held their conventions at sports stadiums and arenas.
Roll call of states during the 2008 Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
The 2024 Democratic National Convention was a United States presidential nominating convention in which delegates of the United States Democratic Party voted on their party platform and ceremonially r
United States presidential nominating convention
…in the swing state of Wisconsin making a political point after the Democrats were unable to hold a full convention there in 2020 due to COVID-19. The 2024 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 19 to 22; although returning to an in-person event, the roll call was still held as a virtual vote in early…
United Center, the convention venue (photographed in 2014)
Interior of the United Center during the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
A portion of Chicago's McCormick Place convention center, to be utilized for secondary convention business
Marine One, carrying Joe and Jill Biden, in Chicago prior to the opening night of the convention on August 19