There are 538 votes in the Electoral College and it takes 270 — a majority — to win the presidency. In the 2024 election, CBS News projects Trump has secured 312 to Harris' 226. The race ...

The Electoral College is the unique American system of ... Once a state’s electors have certified the vote, they send a certificate to Congress. Congress then formally counts and certifies ...

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have spent months traveling the country on the 2024 presidential election campaign trail, vying for America's vote to move into the ...

Once the polls close, the process of picking the next president will continue on through Inauguration Day. Here are the 9 ...

The certification of Electoral College votes for the state of Arizona is unsealed (Andrew Harnik/AP) Each state’s electors vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in that state.

A majority of Americans — more than 60% — support abolishing the Electoral College, according to a September report by the Pew Research Center. But the system has survived an unprecedented ...

These are the Electoral College votes a candidate needs to win the presidency. The system has been around since our first election when George Washington carried all 69 electoral votes.

That's because the election is decided through the Electoral College, rather than the popular vote. The system gives electoral votes to each state and the District of Columbia. Each state's number ...

Then-President Trump's supporters march at the Michigan State Capitol to protest the certification of Joe Biden as the next U.S. president. The country’s framers saw the Electoral College as a ...

The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It's a 538-member group that elects a president.