The 1824 election would thus be a strange hybrid ... has the power to elect the President if no candidate wins a majority of the Electoral College votes. When the first results began arriving ...

As you will be reminded countless times, when you cast your vote in Tuesday's presidential election, you're not taking part in a nationwide popular vote, but rather helping decide who your state's ...

The Electoral College consists of 538 electoral votes, which are distributed amongst each state based on the number of ...