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.
What Is the Electoral College and How Does It Work?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidential election, and just getting the most support from voters isn’t enough.
The world is trying to make sense of the U.S. electoral college
The quadrennial vote comes with a steep learning curve, as people and media outlets around the globe seek crash civics courses on the intricacies of the electoral college, a complex topic for U.S. voters that approaches the inscrutable for some abroad ...
What is the Electoral College and how does it determine the president? What to know amid popular vote results
The Electoral College is how the president of the United States is elected. In the U.S., there are 538 votes up for grabs between all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To win the election, a candidate needs to secure 270 electoral votes which is the majority of the College.
The Electoral College and Our Broken Presidential Election System
The task of Electoral College reform is daunting. Since the 1970s, the mere mention of reform has often elicited responses of weary pessimism even among those who favor the idea. Our Constitution is notoriously difficult to amend, and Republicans reflexively oppose reform because they currently believe that the 5
California has 54 electoral votes. Here's how the Electoral College works for the state.
California has the most electoral votes of any state — 54. Here's how the Golden State will affect the Electoral College in upcoming presidential election.
What is the Electoral College? What to know for Election Day 2024
After months of campaigning, a candidate swap and plenty more news, Election Day is here and votes are being counted. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are facing off to see who will be in control of the White House for the next four years.
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.
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
Letters to the Editor: The U.S. has a democracy problem thanks to the electoral college
Multiple issues poll at two-thirds support among voters, but little gets done. The electoral college deserves blame. We need constitutional reform.
Explainer: a short history of the Electoral College and how it subverts the will of voters
The Democratic vice presidential candidate, Tim Walz, told two audiences that the Electoral College should be abolished ...
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How the House would pick the president in the event of an Electoral College tie
That has not happened in the modern era, but there are a few conceivable (if unlikely) paths across the Electoral College ...
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Long before Trump, Michigan has been an 11th-hour campaign stop for presidential hopefuls
In 1988, Democrat Michael Dukakis even held a predawn Election Day event at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, shortly before the ...
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How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?
Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a ...
So … How Does the Electoral College Work, Again?
The Electoral College means that candidates running for president don’t have to worry about the total number of votes they ...
Trump or Harris? Voters near a final decision in historic presidential election
Millions of Americans will cast their ballots Tuesday, making history by sending either the first woman or the first ...