Us Election History Electoral College Votes

The candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote however the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nation s president or vice president.

Us election history electoral college votes. Trump r electoral vote winner. The numbers reflect the total electoral votes allocated to the state. Supreme court ruled that the constitution does not require that people elected to serve in the electoral college be free to vote as they choose.

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In a united states presidential election the popular vote is the total number or percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and washington d c. The founding fathers established the electoral college in the constitution in part as a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. For this reason in the following discussion the word state also refers to the district of columbia and the word governor also refers to the mayor of the district of columbia.

November 3 2020 election day first. In 2020 the u s. Clinton received 48 0 of america s votes trump received 45 9.

Americans who go to the polls on election day don t actually select the president directly. Blue for the democratic nominee red for republican orange for someone else. Search for your local elected officials.

Tilden received 50 9 of america s votes hayes received 47 9. 538 270 vice president kamala d. Cleveland received 48 6 of votes harrison received 47 8.