Why did Al Gore lose despite winning more votes? Discover the complex and controversial role of the U.S. Electoral College ...

What is the Electoral College? As America votes in the 2020 election, voters may be wondering how it works, why we have it, and where the magic number 270 comes from.

Electoral College reformers and opponents say the system is confusing, outdated and anti-democratic. Critics note that states with small populations have disproportionately more clout under the ...

Changing the Electoral College would require a constitutional amendment, so it is not something that can be adjusted easily. Whether Americans love it or not, this system is here to stay.

Since the 18th century, the United States has used the Electoral College, made up of 538 individual electors, to elect its presidents instead of going by the popular vote.

United States electoral college map showing number of electoral votes by state. (Getty Images) Currently, there are many states that are over-represented, including Wyoming, Vermont and the ...

The two presidential candidates jockey for the needed 270 electoral votes of the 538 total at stake to clinch the White House. With some states solidly in Republicans' or Democrats' corner, the ...

The Electoral College was devised at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. It was a compromise between those who wanted direct popular elections for president and those who preferred to have ...

The Electoral College was devised at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. It was a compromise between those who wanted direct popular elections for president and those who preferred to have ...

The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened ...

Michigan has 15 electoral votes. Here's how the electoral college works. Michigan lost a seat in Congress and an electoral college vote as a result of the 2020 Census. It marked the fifth ...