In the United States, a presidential candidate is elected not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through ...

The Electoral College consists of 538 electors — the same number as members of Congress. 435 for members of the House of ...

But it's possible the candidate with the most votes won't be the winner. This is because the president is not chosen directly by the voters, but by something called the electoral college. When ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents.

Actually, the Electoral College was about both and more. Examining the perspective of John Dickinson, a delegate from ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents.

Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote but George W. Bush won the ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The way it functions today — with electors acting as proxies for voters ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pushed back against the notion that his recent remarks about abolishing the Electoral College would mean disregarding rural voices, challenging the criticism by urging for ...

Tim Walz, remained silent Thursday on whether he still supports eliminating the Electoral College, after the Harris campaign insisted his position did not reflect that of the campaign's.

Get the facts on the electoral college. The electoral college is made up of 538 electors. That's the same number as members of Congress. 435 for members of the House of Representatives ...