(CNN) -- The finish line is almost here. Americans have weighed a plethora of questions in choosing their presidential candidate. But amid the quadrennial explosion of political ads, bumper stickers and debates, some questions still baffle: Why is the Republican mascot an elephant? Why are Democrats linked to the color blue? And what happens if the candidates tie? Below, a voter's guide to such perpetually confounding riddles: Q. Why are presidential elections always in November, and always on Tuesdays? It all comes down to weather, harvests and worship. Back when voters traveled to the polls by horse, Tuesday was an ideal day because it allows people to worship on Sunday, ride to their county seat on Monday and vote on Tuesday - all before market day, Wednesday.
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The Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant started with negative connotations
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Some people are campaigning to move Election Day from Tuesday to a weekend day
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If Romney and Obama tie, the U.S. could get a Republican president and a Democratic VP
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The color assignments for Republicans and Democrats have flip-flopped over the years
But in 2000, when @placeholder were subjected to weeks of news about recounts, pregnant chads and electoral infographics, everyone seemed to get on the same page and shaded Republican-leaning states red and Democratic-leaning states blue.