The road to the White House is through the Electoral College. How does it work?

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 ...

Explainer: The Electoral College and the 2020 U.S. presidential race

In the United States, the winner of a presidential election is determined not by a national vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots "electoral votes" to all 50 states and ...
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What is the Electoral College and how is it used to elect American presidents?

The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsize impact on how candidates run and win campaigns. Republicans ...
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What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

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. It is different ...

How many people voted for Trump in 2020? A look back at past election results.

Trump lost both the popular vote and the electoral vote to current President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Here's exactly how the votes break down.