With the Election Day 2024 upon us and millions of Americans already casting their votes, here's what to know about a key piece of the election.

Thus, California has the most Electoral College votes with 54. Though Washington D.C. doesn't have any members of Congress, it does have three electoral votes.

It is tied to the number of House members plus two senators each state has in Congress. Usually, the popular vote winner matches the Electoral College winner, but not always.

Committee members settled on the Electoral College as a compromise. "There were some attendees of the Constitutional Convention who did not trust the popular will as much," said Thorning.

After each state counts the popular vote, determining a winner, the Electoral College members for each state vote will go towards that candidate. The candidate who gets more than 270 electoral ...

Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted it to be changed.

The Electoral College is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsized impact on how candidates run and win campaigns.

Thus, California has the most Electoral College votes with 54. Though Washington D.C. doesn't have any members of Congress, it does have three electoral votes. What's the point of the popular vote?

The Electoral College's role in deciding the presidency has become one of the more controversial parts of the election cycle.

FILE PHOTO: House members attend a reconvened joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election in the House chamber in Washington, D.C. on January ...