There are 538 votes in the Electoral College and it takes 270 — a majority — to win the presidency. In the 2024 election, CBS News projects Trump has secured 312 to Harris' 226. The race ...

A majority of Americans — more than 60% — support abolishing the Electoral College, according to a September report by the Pew Research Center. But the system has survived an unprecedented ...

The actual outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be determined by the Electoral College. The Conversation U.S. has had several articles explaining the history and effects of the United ...

“Why do we have the Electoral College?” she says she's asked — again and again. “It's good news in terms of people being aware that it exists,” says LaCroix, who teaches law and history ...

With Election Day finally here, it's time to delve into the rules behind the Electoral College and how it decides the who will be the next president. The Electoral College, which was first created ...

This is because the president is not chosen directly by the voters, but by something called the electoral college. In the presidential election, most Americans have cast a vote for either Democrat ...

These are the Electoral College votes a candidate needs to win the presidency. The system has been around since the first election when George Washington carried all 69 electoral votes.

The race was called on Wednesday morning for Trump after he found a path to 270 Electoral College votes, winning many key swing states over Vice President Kamala Harris. Shifts in voter loyalties ...