Why did Al Gore lose despite winning more votes? Discover the complex and controversial role of the U.S. Electoral College and how it determines the nation's president in this deep dive.

U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons ...

U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons ...

To win the presidency, a candidate must win the electoral vote. Here is how the Electoral College works.

Two Idaho senators are pushing a new bill that would exclude non-U.S. citizens from being counted when it comes to the Electoral College and Congressional district counts ...

Underneath the charged rhetoric on illegal immigration, both parties are deeply concerned about congressional apportionment.

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, help us quantify its political trajectory.— Much of the Heartland and Midwest has come to lean more to the GOP over the past two decades, though the ...

If the red-state house-price advantage were to shrink a lot, the consequences would be widely felt. The most dynamic cities ...

The real story from the New York City mayoral primary isn't Zohran Mamdani's victory, but voters' response to a different way ...

It turns out that the uber-battleground of Wisconsin is a great window into the electoral deficiencies of both major parties.

The Roberts Court has asked for reargument in a key redistricting case, a move that strongly suggests the conservative ...

Nine months after the 2024 election, we've been graced with definitive dissections of the electorate and how it has changed since that escalator ride 10 years and one month ago. There's wide agreement ...