The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

In case you missed it, the scheme by special interest groups to replace the Electoral College with a so-called national ...

Though America is in its 47th presidency (with many presidents serving multiple terms), just five times has a candidate won ...

As she presided over New York’s Electoral College vote on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul called for the Electoral College to be replaced with a national popular vote. “It’s time to amend the Constitution ...

Harris won all 17 states, plus D.C., that already are part of the compact. Those states and the nation’s capital would have had to give their electoral votes to Trump under the agreement.

The would kick in once enough states join the compact to decide a presidential election, and as of this year, National Popular Vote legislation has become law in 17 states and D.C.

The electoral college — not the national popular vote — determines who’s in and who’s out of the White House every four years.

The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened ...

Since most states are reliably red or blue, candidates focus on what are called the swing states or battleground states to reach the goal of 270 Electoral College votes and a win.

The most recent push to move away from the Electoral College is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which has been agreed on by 17 states and the District of Columbia.

The National Popular Vote Compact would not go into effect until the states that have signed on reach 270 electoral votes, the magic number that's the majority of the 538 at stake. The compact is ...

There are 88 electoral votes up for grabs between those nine states, enough to push the compact into effect. Codrington thinks Electoral College reform is something everyone—even Republicans ...