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

In the United States, the president is the head of both state and government.) Germany uses an electoral college system based on the makeup of its legislative body, the Bundestag, to elect its president — but not the chancellor, who leads the government.

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.

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.

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 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.

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,

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