That’s the number of Electoral College votes needed, out of 538, to win the presidency. Most pundits think that 43 states ...

It's not the popular vote that decides who wins the presidency — it's the outcome of the Electoral College​. This map shows ...

In the race to 270 electoral votes, California and Texas are the biggest prizes, but all eyes are on seven battleground ...

Presidential elections in the U.S. aren't decided by popular vote. They are instead determined by the Electoral College. Here ...

States award electoral votes largely on a winner-takes-all basis, with a candidate needing a majority of 270 votes to win.

While many Americans pay attention to the popular vote in the race for the White House (and the candidates often mention ...

Out of the 538 electoral votes, California has 54. The formula determining the number of Electoral College votes is the ...

Democrats and Republicans are battling for the White House in a race that will likely be decided by seven key battleground ...

The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works.

The most recent U.S. census was conducted in 2020, and more than a dozen states lost or gained their congressional districts ...

Like all but two U.S. states, Illinois has a winner-take-all system, in which all the state's electoral votes to go to the ...