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.

In order for a candidate to become president, they must earn the majority of the Electoral College's support. A few times throughout history, the Electoral College and popular vote have not aligned.

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.

Five presidents in history have lost the popular vote but still have become president by winning the Electoral College. The most recent to do so is a familiar face, former President Donald Trump ...

Trump won 312 Electoral College votes to Harris' 226. See state-by-state results here and below. ... for a total of 165 faithless electors throughout history, according to FairVote.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The electoral college — not the national popular vote — determines who’s in and who’s out of the White House every four years. Is the system broken, and, even if so, does a better one exist?

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 ...

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 ...