Thus, California has the most Electoral College votes with 54. Though Washington D.C. doesn't have any members of Congress, it does have three electoral votes. The popular vote helps determine how ...

Chosen electors are generally loyal party members who can be counted on to cast a ballot that's in line with their state's popular vote. Where's the Electoral College's campus? It doesn't have one.

Vague instructions from 250 years ago evolved into the current system we have today. Advocates say vagueness in the actual ...

The Electoral College is a 538-member body that elects a president. The framers of the Constitution set it up to give more power to the states and as a compromise to avoid having Congress decide ...

More Alex Wong/Getty Images The Electoral College is a frequent target of criticism ... Interestingly, these worries cross party lines with members of both tribes expressing unease that they ...

The Electoral College is an important institution, particularly for small states such as Nevada. A state’s electoral votes equal the number of its House members plus its two senators.

On February 4, 1789, the 69 members of the Electoral College made George Washington the only chief executive to be unanimously elected. Illustration by Joe Ciardiello Editor’s note: Even as the ...

But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds ...