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

Less than a third of Americans want to keep the Electoral College, one survey found. Here's how this system is used to elect ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

But in the United States’ unusual election system, there are in essence two counts —the popular vote and the results in the electoral college. The popular vote is your vote — the votes of ...

Presidential elections in the U.S. aren't decided by popular vote. They are instead determined by the Electoral College. Here ...

A winning margin of just a couple percentage points in the popular vote could translate into an Electoral College victory for Vice President Harris, a significant shift from the last two cycles ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Friday blasted his home state's Democratic governor, who recently called for the Electoral College to be abolished. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ...