In the unlikely event that there is a 269 to 269 tie in the Electoral College, a complicated process will begin to churn. First, the newly elected members of the House of Representatives would ...

He outlines one way to address the problem by going to proportionate distribution of electors. ... Readers respond to Theodore R. Johnson’s electoral college critique with ideas of their own.

Though America is in its 47th presidency (with many presidents serving multiple terms), just five times has a candidate won ...

When people cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election, their votes translate into Electoral College representation. Many wonder why the system still exists, and if it should.

The Electoral College meeting occurs on the Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December, which was December 17 in 2024. Each state’s electors meet in their state and cast their votes.

It's not the popular vote that decides who wins the presidency — it's the outcome of the Electoral College . This map shows how many votes each state gets in 2024.

It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, here's how the next president would be determined.

The electoral college system was established at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and is written in Article II of the Constitution. While associated with being uniquely American, there were ...

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.

In 2016, Mr. Trump narrowly prevailed in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, winning all 75 Electoral College votes from those states, despite winning them by a combined average of less ...

But if this year’s election did end 269–269, the U.S. Constitution does have a plan for what happens next. Experts and scholars point to Article II as well as the 12th Amendment to outline how this ...

Illegal immigrants are creating a 'swelling' of Dems in the electoral college, says former US attorney. Former US attorney of Northern Alabama Jay Town outlines illegal immigrants' impact on the ...