Why do we have the Electoral College? The history of and arguments against the institution
The Electoral College is a controversial step in the U.S. election process ... month period in 1787 to address issues with the early system of government in the United States. State delegates who attended the convention were divided in their views on ...
How the U.S. elects its presidents: The Electoral College explained
Every four years, U.S. citizens cast their votes in favor of the next commander in chief; however, while every vote counts, it is ultimately the Electoral College that determines who will be the next U.
When has a president won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote?
In the United States, the person elected president is not always the candidate that received the most total votes in an election. The rare phenomenon – when a candidate has gained enough electoral votes to become the president but didn’t receive votes from a majority of Americans,
What is the Electoral College, and how does it choose the president?
Every four years, Americans cast ballots to determine their chosen President of the United States, but technically speaking, the choice isn’t theirs alone.
The 2024 Presidential Election, By the Numbers
Here’s a look at the 2024 presidential election cycle through some of the biggest and most telling data points.
How the electoral college works
With hours left until Election Day, the presidential race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris remains a coin-toss, meaning every electoral vote is crucial for a victory. The big picture: While voters cast ballots for presidential candidates Tuesday,
It’s Election Day. Here’s What to Know.
If you’re voting today, expect long lines. Don’t forget to turn over your ballot to see the questions on the back.
Electoral College Map Forecast: Three Different Projections Based on Polls
It will take 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election. Joe Biden triumphed in 2020 with 306 votes by winning ...
California has 54 electoral votes. Here's how the Electoral College works for the state.
California has the most electoral votes of any state — 54. Here's how the Golden State will affect the Electoral College in ...
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The world is trying to make sense of the U.S. electoral college
In the United States, the president is the head of both state and government.) Germany uses an electoral college ...
What happens if there is a tie in the Electoral College between Harris and Trump
Trump wins all three “Blue Wall” states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin — and Nevada, but Harris takes North ...
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EXPLAINER: Electoral College vs. popular vote in the United States
One of the quirks of the U.S. election process is that one candidate can win the popular vote but another can win the ...
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LIST: Most important swing states by electoral votes
whose 19 electoral votes offer the largest prize among the states expected to determine the Electoral College outcome ...
Opinion
The Electoral College Makes the U.S. a Laughingstock | Opinion
Many Americans don't want to hear it, but the Electoral College is a uniquely damaging system that wildly distorts the will of the voter, yields crazy outcomes and suppresses participation.
Illinois has 19 electoral votes. Here's how the Electoral College works for the state
Like all but two U.S. states, Illinois has a winner-take-all system, in which all the state's electoral votes to go to the ...
Letters to the Editor: The U.S. has a democracy problem thanks to the electoral college
Multiple issues poll at two-thirds support among voters, but little gets done. The electoral college deserves blame. We need constitutional reform.