Why do we still have the Electoral College? The Electoral College system was created as a compromise for the Founding Fathers, as some wanted popular elections for president and others wanted to have Congress decide. But this was more than 200 years ago. So, why does the Electoral College st...
Most states have a "winner-take-all" system that awards all electors to the presidential candidate who wins the state's popular vote. However, two states — Maine and Nebraska — divide their electors by their congressional district. Many have criticized whether the Electoral College system shou...
Most states have a "winner-take-all" system that awards all electors to the presidential candidate who wins the state's popular vote. However, two states — Maine and Nebraska — divide their electors by their congressional district. Many have criticized whether the Electoral College system shou...
Before the general election, states select slates of electors. After voters cast their ballots in November, the candidate who wins the popular vote determines which slate of electors — Republican, Democrat or a third party — will cast electoral votes in the Electoral College for the president....
This article draws on a vignette experiment that is embedded in a nationally representative survey in Kenya, where electoral violence has occurred several times since the 1990s. We show that voters strongly sanction candidates who are rumored to have used violence, even if the candidate is a co...
Let’s Begin… You vote, but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state’s electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels.Watch Think Dig Deeper Customize this lesson 1968 Create and ...
In the historic 2024 election, President Donald J. Trump not only won the electoral vote but also the popular vote. This puts those accusing him of being a "threat to democracy" in an awkward position. Since the majority of citize...
In a presidential election, every party picks its own group of electors. The candidate who gets the most popular votes in a state on Election Day “wins” all the electors for that state (except in Maine and Nebraska, where electors are doled out differently). Electors then meet in the...
On the Democratic side, there are concerns about Mr. Biden's age, his handling of U.S. involvement in the Israel-Hamas conflict and voter apathy. How does Super Tuesday work? Registered votersin the states holding presidential nominating contests willgo to the polls and vote on March 5. Fi...
Al GoreandHillary Clintonwon the national popular vote but lost the Electoral College.Joe Bidenwon the national popular vote by 4.5 points but eked out narrower wins in six battleground states to win the Electoral College. These results have led many to assume thatKamala Harri...