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.
How many Electoral College votes does your state have for the 2024 election? This map will show you.
It's not the popular vote that decides who wins the presidency — it's the outcome of the Electoral College​. This map shows how many votes each state gets in 2024.
How Many Electoral College Votes Do the Seven Battleground States Have?
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.
EXPLAINER: Electoral College vs. popular vote in the United States
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.
The world is trying to make sense of the U.S. electoral college
The United States has a distinctive system by which presidents are elected indirectly. Every four years, the world tries to figure it out.
What is the Electoral College? What to know for Election Day 2024
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
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Multiple issues poll at two-thirds support among voters, but little gets done. The electoral college deserves blame. We need constitutional reform.
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