But many Americans want the the president to be elected by the popular vote instead of the Electoral College system. In Fact 63% say the presidential election should be the person who wins the ...

All that counts is our ancient electoral college system, rooted in the Founders’ appeasement of Southern slave states. It’s beneficial, however, that Trump apparently also won the popular vote.

I’m a professor of political science who has analyzed elections in American politics. I compared the number of Electoral College votes each state has with various characteristics of the states ...

The system has been around since our first election when George Washington carried all 69 electoral votes. ... The Electoral College was conceived of and adopted at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

All that counts is our ancient Electoral College system, rooted in the Founders’ appeasement of Southern slave states. It’s beneficial, however, that Trump apparently also won the popular vote.

When people cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election, their votes translate into Electoral College representation. Many wonder why the system still exists, and if it should.

In Fact 63% say the presidential election should be the person who wins the most votes nationally and 35% approve of retaining the Electoral College system, according to a Pew Research Center ...

The Electoral College is different from the popular vote, ... But the country’s framers set up the system in the Constitution, and it would require a constitutional amendment to change.

The Electoral College allocates a number of electors based on how many senators and representatives each state has in Congress (plus three electors for the District of Columbia, for a total of 538).

For more than 200 years the Electoral College has been the key factor in determining the results of the presidential races in America. But many Americans want the the president to be elected by ...