What is the Electoral College and how does it determine the president? What to know amid popular vote results
The Electoral College is how the president of the United States is elected. In the U.S., there are 538 votes up for grabs between all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To win the election, a candidate needs to secure 270 electoral votes which is the majority of the College.
Donald Trump has been elected as president of the United States for the second time according to The Associated Press (AP), ...
It's known as the Electoral College. Including the first presidential election in 1789, won by George Washington, there have been 59 US elections. In all but five - two in this century - the ...
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Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide.
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