A group of 538 electors are the only people who actually cast their ballot for President due to the Electoral College.

According to a 2024 Pew Research survey, more than 60% of Americans favor replacing the system with the popular vote to determine who wins the presidency. But it wouldn’t be a simple process.

(CNN) — More than 150 million Americans cast ballots for president in November, but it’s 538 electors who actually elect the president when they meet in state capitols every four years. That archaic ...

President-elect Trump has clinched the necessary number of Electoral College votes to become the next occupant of the White House, teeing up the official certification of his victory before Congress ...

A shocking number of Americans do not realize what the Electoral College is, yet it is an integral part of every American presidential election and determines the president who will directly impact ...

Signs are seen on a lawn near a US polling place in Arlington, Virginia, November 8, 2016.PAUL J. RICHARDS—AFP/Getty Images In November 2000, newly elected New York Senator Hillary Clinton promised ...