In the unlikely event that there is a 269 to 269 tie in the Electoral College, a complicated process will begin to churn. First, the newly elected members of the House of Representatives would ...

Trump won 312 Electoral College votes to Harris' 226. See state-by-state results here and below. Nationally, Trump also won the popular vote, winning 77.2 million votes to Harris' 75 million.

The Electoral College has received a lot of attention of late, leading many to question why it exists — and what it would take to remove it. In two of the six presidential elections conducted ...

Voters visit Jennie Moore Elementary School to cast their ballot on June 11 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Sam Wolfe for The Washington Post) The electoral college is gearing up for the fall semester. An ...

The Electoral College meeting occurs on the Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December, which was December 17 in 2024. Each state’s electors meet in their state and cast their votes.

The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA ...

Momentum to replace the Electoral College got a boost in 1968, when Richard Nixon notched a razor-thin win of the popular vote — after earlier concerns that segregationist George Wallace’s ...

Change to Nebraska electoral system could impact Harris' path to victory 01:37. Washington — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he's hopeful Nebraska will change the way it apportions its ...

This essay is adapted from one appearing in Picking the President: Understanding the Electoral College (The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota, 2024).

The Electoral College is written into the Constitution, under Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, though the term "electoral ...

The Electoral College allocates a number of electors based on how many senators and representatives each state has in Congress (plus three electors for the District of Columbia, for a total of 538).