Presidential elections in the U.S. aren't decided by popular vote. They are instead determined by the Electoral College. Here ...

The Electoral College is an arcane, complicated institution that has endured for more than 200 years (Getty Images) Your support helps us to tell the story Read more ...

In the instance that neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump gets the necessary 270 Electoral College votes to win the 2024 presidential election, the Constitution has a system in place to ...

A protester is seen inside the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC, where Congress held a joint session today to ratify Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are hoping to win 270 Electoral College votes to claim victory in this year's Presidential Election with the result likely coming down to the wire ...

A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidential ... Senate pages carrying Electoral College ballot boxes at the Capitol on Jan. 7, 2021. Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images.

Instead, it takes 270 electoral votes in the Electoral College. ... Why 270? There are 538 electoral votes. To win, a candidate needs one more than half — or 270.

To become president, a candidate must win 270 electoral votes. A president can win the electoral college without winning the popular vote. This has happened four times in U.S. history, twice in ...

The Electoral College is an arcane, complicated institution that has endured for more than 200 years (Getty Images) ...

The byzantine Electoral College system has, five separate times since America began, delivered the White House to a candidate who lost the popular vote. The Founding Fathers established the ...

The byzantine Electoral College system has, five separate times since America began, delivered the White House to a candidate who lost the popular vote. The Founding Fathers established the Electoral ...