WASHINGTON — Five times in American history, and twice in the last 20 years, the U.S. presidential election was won by a candidate who lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College. The unique ...

The presidential election is less than a week away, but there is more than one step to choosing the country’s next leader thanks to the Electoral College. While all other races are determined by ...

Ben Sheehan provides a comprehensive exploration of the Electoral College. Ben Sheehan unpacks the Electoral College's intricate complicated history and current complexities in this episode of “Civics ...

Every four years, Americans cast ballots to determine their chosen president of the United States, but technically speaking, the choice isn’t theirs alone. That’s because the Constitution calls for ...

The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsize impact on how candidates run and win campaigns. Republicans ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The way it functions today — with electors acting as proxies for voters — is nothing ...

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 five ...