Every U.S. presidential election cycle has its key players—candidates, advisors, media moguls—but few have garnered the mystique of Allan Lichtman, the historian with an almost supernatural knack for predicting election outcomes.

Every U.S. presidential election cycle has its key players—candidates, advisors, media moguls—but few have garnered the mystique of Allan Lichtman, the historian with an almost supernatural knack for predicting election outcomes.