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 ...

Why did Al Gore lose despite winning more votes? Discover the complex and controversial role of the U.S. Electoral College ...

A cynical and impossible scheme — suits pressed while you wait! Doubtless there are worse ideas than ditching the Electoral College in favor of electing American Presidents by popular vote. But it ...

In 48 of the 50 states, the Electoral College operates in a winner-take-all system, meaning whichever candidate wins in the popular vote in that state gets all of its electoral votes.

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

When you add up all the states’ delegates, there are 538 electoral votes available in total. Whichever presidential candidate gets the majority of electoral votes — 270 — wins the election.

Michigan has 15 electoral votes. Here's how the electoral college works. Michigan lost a seat in Congress and an electoral college vote as a result of the 2020 Census. It marked the fifth ...