Since its founding, the United States has used the Electoral College to elect the nation's president. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the White House. Five presidents in the history of ...
Every four years, American voters choose a new president — it’s not based on who gets the most votes, but on who wins the Electoral College. That’s why in 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary ...
Millions of people will vote on Election Day in Illinois and across the country in the 2024 general election -- and at the top of their ballot is the selection for president of the United States of ...
Here is what to know about the process before Election Day. What is the Electoral College? As laid out in Article II of the Constitution, the president of the United States is elected by the Electoral ...
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat’s free national newsletter here. The presidential election is ...
A big-picture question in our current political climate is: Does the Electoral College truly represent the people of the U.S.? And if we were to abolish it, would elections be more fair and inclusive?
As the most populous state in the U.S. — more than 39.5 million people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census — California has the most electoral votes of any state at 54. It represents a significant ...