Alone among other leading democracies, our political system is designed to encourage these consistent violations of majority ...

Joe Biden’s 2020 win was a Pyrrhic victory for Democrats, and the four-year gap just made Trump’s second term more horrific.

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

The countdown is on until President-elect Donald Trump takes office again, this time as the 47th President of the United States.

Presidential electors across the United States gathered at state capitols to officially cast their votes for either President-elect Donald Trump or Kamala Harris on Tuesday.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, won Illinois' popular vote in November, and will get all 19 of the state's electoral votes.

Explore the Electoral College, a system that elects the U.S. president. Learn about its history, process, and how it differs from popular vote.

But if the Electoral College were to be based on representation in Congress, the Three Fifths Compromise’s amplification of Southern political power would carry over into choosing the president.

The Electoral College, which was first created in 1787 by the Founding Fathers, was created as a compromise between picking a president through the popular vote or through Congress.

The Electoral College is a 538-member body that elects a president. The framers of the Constitution set it up to give more power to the states and as a compromise to avoid having Congress decide ...