The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works.

Among Republicans and those who lean Republican, more than half want to keep the electoral college. The way electors are distributed results in a system that, some critics note, gives American voters uneven representation. Equal Citizens, which works ...

The Electoral College is a process established by the nation’s Founding Fathers in the U.S. Constitution. According to the National Archives, the Electoral Collage is a compromise between the election of the American president by a vote in Congress and his or her election by a popular vote.

With the Election Day 2024 upon us and millions of Americans already casting their votes, here's what to know about a key piece of the election.

When the presidential campaigns are finally over and the votes are counted, there’s one more thing that could change the course of American history. It’s called the electoral college, and we are the only democracy in the world that still has this remnant of an earlier time.

The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsize impact on how candidates win campaigns.

How many electoral votes does Massachusetts have? Massachusetts has 11 electoral votes because it has nine U.S. House representatives and two U.S. senators. Like the overwhelming