It's not the popular vote that decides who wins the presidency — it's the outcome of the Electoral College​. This map shows ...

The seven swing states have a combined total of 93 Electoral College votes, or 17.3% of the total, with both candidates ...

The United States has a distinctive system for electing presidents indirectly — a source of confusion for those following the ...

Out of the 538 electoral votes, California has 54. The formula determining the number of Electoral College votes is the ...

They will cast their votes in the state they represent on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December, the ...

Every four years Americans choose a president — but the winner isn't always the one who wins the popular vote. A candidate ...

VoteHub projects a Harris victory as of November 1, with 270 Electoral College votes for the Democratic candidate against 268 for Trump. A model from VoteHub has Harris on course for a razor tight ...

Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a ...

Voting is underway and Election Day is Tuesday, so here’s a primer on the fight to reach 270 votes in the Electoral College.

If you ever watched Saturday morning cartoons and "Schoolhouse Rock," you may be familiar with taking your vote to college – the Electoral College. As the 2024 Presidential Election comes to a ...

Your support makes all the difference. The byzantine Electoral College system has, five separate times since America began, delivered the White House to a candidate who lost the popular vote.

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