The popular vote says one thing—but the Electoral College can say another. Here’s why that matters more than ever.

Our kids deserve real protection, not performative legislation that sounds good in headlines but creates real harm for the communities that need our support most.

News about Electoral College, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

It hasn't happened yet, but California is bracing for a demographic and economic hit under President Donald Trump's ...

The governor's office is worried enough to cite Trump’s immigration policies as an economic risk in state budget forecasts.

Ben Sheehan provides a comprehensive exploration of the Electoral College. Ben Sheehan unpacks the Electoral College's intricate complicated history and current complexities in this episode of ...

The agreement outlines how states’ electoral colleges would award all of their votes to whichever candidate gets the most votes nationwide. Currently, presidential candidates need to win 270 electoral ...

But the electoral college is meant to be the counterweight to states with larger populations; each state, large or small, has a different number of electoral college votes allotted to them. The ...

Though America is in its 47th presidency (with many presidents serving multiple terms), just five times has a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election. Although the majority of Americans ...

The electoral college process often receives fresh scrutiny each time a presidential election occurs — and particularly when it benefits a candidate who failed to win the popular vote.