The popular vote says one thing—but the Electoral College can say another. Here’s why that matters more than ever.

In order to win, a candidate needs to secure 270 electoral votes which constitutes the majority of the Electoral College. According to the National Archives, before a general election, each ...

Forty-eight states have a winner-take-all system where the winner of the state's popular vote gets all of its electoral votes. Maine and Nebraska are the only states with a split ...

The debate over who “counts” in America continues to intensify, with significant implications for the nation’s political ...

The Electoral College – explained 02:56. At state capitols across the U.S. Tuesday, the presidential electors will be gathering to cast their electoral votes, formalizing President-elect Donald ...

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.

Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted it to be changed.

Cameroon will hold a presidential election on October 12, a decree signed by the Central African nation's President Paul Biya showed on Friday.