It’s a defining feature of our constitutional republic, not to mention a confusing and highly controversial one. Here’s what ...

Congressional clerks pass the Electoral College certificate from the state of Ohio while unsealing and organizing all the votes from the 50 states in the House of Representatives chamber at the U.S.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. More than 150 million Americans cast ballots for president in November, but it’s 538 ...

To the editor: I fully agree with George Skelton’s views on the electoral college. In 1989, as a newly elected member of the Democratic National Committee from California, I submitted a resolution ...

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If you're planning on casting your vote today, you may be wondering how exactly elections work in the United States of America or whether your vote matters. More specifically, what is the Electoral ...

Although she won the popular vote by nearly three million ballots, Clinton fell short in the Electoral College after Trump flipped the traditionally Democratic Rust Belt states ...