AdvertisementWhy Are Elections On Tuesdays?October 23, 2012Selena Simmons-DuffinfacebookEmailA print in The Illustrated London News of Dec. 3, 1864, depicts Election Day in a wealthy (top) and poor (bottom) neighborhood in New York. The top caption reads: "A polling-place in the 'upper ten.' " The bottom caption reads: "A polling-place among the 'lower twenty.' " Click Here To See A Full-Size Image (Library of Congress)