In all but five, two in this century, the president has won both the popular votes and the Electoral College votes.

If America were to move to a national popular vote, presidential candidates would be selected by the population of the three ...

Warren G. Harding won 404 electoral votes. His victory was seen as a reaction against the policies of his predecessor, ...

George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City on April 30, 1789, and took the oath ...

The first U.S. presidential election occurred 235 years ago, in 1789. It was a small election (about 28,000 voters) without ...

The USA will elect its next president – using a system that was devised more than 200 years ago. It can produce grotesque ...

Pennsylvania is considered crucial to the outcome of the race, as it boasts the most electoral votes (19) of any of the ...

As the world is set to know the next president of the United States, there are lots of questions about the Electoral College ...

The Electoral College, the United States’ unique method of choosing a president, rooted in the Constitution enacted in 1789, ...

Guest Opinion.  In the Presidential election of 2000 there was disbelief, and even outrage, that a popular vote would not determine the new president­ elect. But the U.S. Constitution, Art 2, Sec. 1 p ...

Many believe this is the most pivotal election of their lifetime. But just how pivotal is it when compared to all 59 previous ...

Although the United States likes to think of itself as the world's pre-eminent democracy, where each person can have their ...