<P> George Washington was enormously popular , and his agreement to serve as the first President of the United States ensured that he was listed first when the electors cast their votes on the appointed day . The only real question was the person who the electors would list as their second choice , which was the person who would be named `` vice-president '' . Originally under the Article Two of the United States Constitution , each state chose a number of electors equal to its representation in Congress . Each elector then cast two votes for President , requiring at least one of the two votes being for candidates from a state other than the one represented by the elector . All 69 electors cast one vote for Washington , so that he received 69 of 69 possible votes , thus making his election unanimous . Eleven candidates received the electors ' second votes , of which John Adams received the most votes . As the person who received the second largest number of votes overall , he was elected vice president . This procedure was changed by the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution due to issues with Presidential and Vice-Presidential contentions and incompatibility , under which the electors have been able to cast separate ballots for both president and vice president since 1804 . </P>
who was the first president of the united states why was he the choice of all
George Washington George Washington was enormously popular