Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are fighting tonight to get to a magic number: 270. That’s the number of Electoral College ...

The United States has a distinctive system for electing presidents indirectly — a source of confusion for those following the ...

There would be no country without the founding compromise.

The Electoral College is how the president of the United States is elected. In the U.S., there are 538 votes up for grabs ...

It will take 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election. Joe Biden triumphed in 2020 with 306 votes by winning ...

Michigan has 15 electoral votes. The winner of the 2024 presidential race will need an additional 255 if they win Michigan.

Out of the 538 electoral votes, California has 54. The formula determining the number of Electoral College votes is the ...

The race was called on Wednesday morning for Trump after he found a path to 270 Electoral College votes, winning many key ...

Stacks of “I Voted” stickers are set out for voters on a table at Country Club Christian Church on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in ...

In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a ...

With Donald Trump’s crushing victory this past Tuesday, schemes to get rid of the Electoral College are off the table — for ...

The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works.