Barrack Obama is the first African American to be elected President
He is the first President to be born outside the 48 contiguous states (He is from Hawaii)
He is the first Democrat to win over 50% of the popular vote since Jimmy Carter in 1976
He is the first man to be elected as a sitting Senator since JFK in 1960
He is the first president from Illinois since Grant was reelected in 1880
