What is the Electoral College? Here's what to know, including how many votes Arizona gets
You may be wondering if your vote matters. Here's how the Electoral College works, how electors are chosen and how many votes Arizona gets.
How does the Electoral College work? A simple explanation for the 2024 presidential election
Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will need to secure at least 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the 2024 presidential election.
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.
The Electoral College decides the president. Why it exists (and how many votes per state)
The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works.
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 electoral vote and thus the presidency.
California has 54 electoral votes. Here's how the Electoral College works for the state.
As the most populous state in the U.S. — more than 39.5 million people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census — California has the most electoral votes of any state at 54. It represents a significant prize for presidential candidates in their quest to secure 270 electoral votes,
Does DC have Electoral College votes?
The District of Columbia may not be a state, but thanks to the 23rd Amendment of the United States Constitution, it is given three electors and treated like a state for the purposes of the Electoral College.
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,
Massachusetts has 11 electoral votes. Here's how the Electoral College works for the state.
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
How Many Electoral College Votes Do the Seven Battleground States Have?
Just 93 out of 538 electoral votes are likely to decide the presidential election. The seven swing states have a combined total of 93 Electoral College votes, or 17.3% of the total, with both candidates devoting huge amounts of time and money trying to win them.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
How many Electoral College votes are at stake in the 7 swing states tonight?
That’s the number of Electoral College votes needed, out of 538, to win the presidency. Most pundits think that 43 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
States prepare for Electoral College violence: ‘The threat of domestic terrorism is too great’
Even as they enter the final sprint of the presidential election, U.S. officials are preparing for violent challenges to the ...
Live Electoral Map: 2024 Presidential Race Results
Whether Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris or her Republican challenger former President Donald Trump is ...