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.

The Electoral College map may look a little different this year than the one you’re used to seeing — or at least the one from the last three presidential elections.

How does the Electoral College work? There are 538 total electoral votes given to each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. based on how many members of Congress it has in Washington.

With the 2024 presidential election a few weeks away, here were the results of the 2020 Electoral College.

The Electoral College map may look a little different this year than the one you’re used to seeing — or at least the one from the last three presidential elections.

The Electoral College map may look a little different this year than the one you’re used to seeing — or at least the one from the last three presidential elections.

The Electoral College map may look a little different this year than the one you’re used to seeing — or at least the one from the last three presidential elections.

The Electoral College map may look a little different this year than the one you’re used to seeing — or at least the one from the last three presidential elections.

This figure was calculated by adding up the Electoral College votes from each state based on Decision Desk HQ projections.

A look at the Electoral College and what gives some states more power to elect the US President.

The Electoral College map may look a little different this year than the one you’re used to seeing — or at least the one from the last three presidential elections.

The Electoral College map may look a little different this year than the one you’re used to seeing — or at least the one from the last three presidential elections.