"I think by some standards, the idea that it is not a direct popular vote for president in modern times does strike some ...

Every presidential election cycle, Americans cast their votes for candidates who align with their values and priorities.

The law was not active in 2024. If it takes effect, it will commit states to award their electoral votes to the national ...

Many have questioned this antiquated system, but with a few tweaks it remains the process that will decide the race.

One of the quirks of the U.S. election process is that one candidate can win the popular vote but another can win the ...

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart wrapped up his Election Night show with a direct message to pollsters: they can "blow" him ...

In the 2020 election, Biden won 51.3% of the popular vote while Trump secured 46.8%. In actual numbers, 81,283,501 (8.1 crore ...

It was designed to balance the influence of smaller and larger states and to act as a buffer against a direct popular vote.

In a quirk of American democracy, US citizens don’t actually get to directly choose their president. Instead, that ...

If the U.S. is truly committed to the principles of democracy, the Electoral College must be redefined to more accurately ...

Despite its name, the Electoral College isn’t so much a body as a process. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted ...

When political outsider Donald Trump defied polls and expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential ...