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 is the formal process in which the President and Vice President of the United States are elected into office. "The Electoral College, as we know it, was created by the 12th ...

Electoral College explained: Its history, role, and significance in the Harris-Trump election. Attendees look at a map of the US Electoral College during the Republican National Convention (RNC).

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, a unique system in US elections, assigns 538 electors who formally choose the President based on each state's representation in Congress Established in 1787 as a compromise ...

Tim Walz called for the end of the Electoral College Tuesday. A National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has been enacted in some states but not all.

CNN's John King tells PEOPLE about the original argument for the Electoral College — and predicts what might happen if Kamala Harris wins the popular vote but loses the 2024 presidential election ...

Momentum to replace the Electoral College got a boost in 1968, when Richard Nixon notched a razor-thin win of the popular vote — after earlier concerns that segregationist George Wallace’s ...

If a Democrat did triumph in the Electoral College while losing the popular vote, it would turn history on its head — and might make electoral reform less of a strictly partisan issue. A ...

The electoral college is part of the Constitution, but the winner-take-all system is not. Each state is free to change its method for allocating its electoral votes.