Americans across the nation have cast their votes on the final day of voting in the 2024 US presidential election. But it's possible the candidate with the most votes won't be the winner. This is ...

In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the US presidential election, but Donald Trump still became president. This was because of the Electoral College—a system unique to the US where the ...

What is a “swing state” — a place like Michigan, Arizona or Pennsylvania that’s super important every four years to people running for president? And why do votes in those states seem to mean more ...

The Electoral College has long faced critism. A group of states are hoping to make a change – thought their efforts may too be complicated.

Democrats could be one midterm wave away from instituting a national popular vote. Should they?

You can lose the popular vote and still take the highest office in the land. Interestingly, this has been a rather rare occurrence. Typically, winning the popular vote means you’re winning the ...

Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the U.S. electoral college system that delivered him victory in the presidential race despite winning fewer votes than his rival Hillary Clinton, arguing it broadens ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia will join an interstate compact aimed at awarding the presidency to the winner of the national popular vote after Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill 965 into law. HB ...

Virginia will award its presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote under a bill signed into law by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) on Monday, marking a significant shift in ...

The 250th birthday of the United States of America makes our nation one of the longest-running representative democratic systems of government in world history, so of course, harebrained Democrats ...