Professor of Political Science and Director of the Elections Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison The voters have cast their ballots, and after those ballots have been counted, and a ...

The election may have ended over a month ago, but Tuesday marks the day Donald Trump’s victory becomes official. Across the country, hundreds of presidential electors gathered in their states to cast ...

After months of campaigning, a candidate swap and plenty more news, Election Day is here and votes are being counted. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are facing off to ...

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Since its founding, the United States has used the Electoral College to elect the nation's president. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the White House. Five presidents in the history of ...

Election Day has arrived in America and with it, plenty of fanfare. Last-minute texts from fundraisers, “I Voted” sticker selfies on social media, and − later in the night − a whole lot of math. Once ...

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Every presidential election cycle, constitutional law expert Alison LaCroix can count on people asking her one question when they learn what she does for a living. “Why do we have the Electoral ...

Aaron Blake, host of The Campaign Moment, makes an appearance on The Washington Post’s “Try This” podcast to explain how the electoral college works. You’ll learn the complicated way electoral votes ...

The voters have cast their ballots, and after those ballots have been counted, and a winner has been projected by news organizations, that’s not the conclusion of the election. The actual outcome of ...

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