The Electoral College is the process by which the United States elects the President. In this process, the States (which includes the District of Columbia just for this process) elect the President ...

Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different ...

President-elect Donald Trump is claiming a special mandate by winning the popular vote, though only by a little over 2 million and getting below 50 percent of the popular vote. If the Electoral ...

Unlike what happens in most of the world's democracies, in the United States citizens do not directly elect their president but rather the people who will vote on their behalf. This is known as the ...

It's possible to become President of the United States without getting the most votes, thanks to the Electoral College. The system allocates 538 votes across the country, and a candidate needs a ...

(CNN) — More than 150 million Americans cast ballots for president in November, but it’s 538 electors who actually elect the president when they meet in state capitols every four years. That archaic ...

While the popular vote took place in November, state electors cast their official vote for their respective candidates on Dec. 17. The popular vote and electoral vote usually mirror each other to ...

Nebraska will continue to award some of its electoral votes by congressional district after lawmakers this week rejected legislation that would have changed how the state handles presidential ...