Jeff Greenfield is a contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine covering U.S. politics. He’s a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and has written multiple books about American politics.

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 ...

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

Track the breakdown of electoral votes by state in the contest between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different ...

Here’s a little factual nugget that never fails to baffle: American voters do not directly elect the president. Yes, you read that correctly: The U.S. president is not chosen through a one-person, one ...

For an explainer on today’s process, click here. To see the times each state will vote, click here. To see a list of legislatures live-streaming Electoral College voting, click here. It’s the first ...

The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designed a unique system to choose our president in 1787: the Electoral College. More than two centuries later, it remains an invaluable institution that helps ...

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 ...

On election night, Americans across the country were focused on one number: 270. It’s a well-known – and hotly-contentious – fact that in American politics, presidential candidates must win 270 ...

The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designed a unique system to choose our president in 1787: the Electoral College. More than two centuries later, it remains an invaluable institution that helps ...

It’s the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December in a presidential election year, so we all know what that means – Electoral College day. As per the Constitution, electors in 50 states ...