Basics
The total amount needed to win the race.
What is 270 votes?
The Electoral College encourages candidates to campaign in this type of state, not just the big cities.
What are small or swing states?
The percentage of Americans, as of 2020, that don't support the Electoral College
What is 61%?
The total amount in the Electoral College
What is 538 votes?
By requiring a majority of electoral votes, the system often provides this kind of outcome for the presidency
What is a clear winner?
This system is where if a candidate wins 51% of the vote in a state, they get all of that state’s electoral votes.
The Winner takes all the systems.
The amount of votes a state has come from these.
What are senators and representatives?
Preventing highly populated states from completely dominating elections, the electoral college gives a minimum of this number of votes for smaller states.
What is 3 votes?
A president can win the Electoral College without winning this.
What is the popular vote?
All of the official votes are finally counted.
When is December?
Forcing the candidates to compete in more competitive areas, is there more direct engagements with these kinds of states.
What are Swing states?
People don’t directly vote for the president instead; these were better suited to select a wise leader.
Who are electors?
These two states are the only to split up their votes.
What is Nebraska and Main?
The electoral college limits the chances of this chaotic event, which could happen with a very close popular vote?
What is a national recount?
The rare occurrence where an elector does not vote for the candidate they pledged to support.
What is a faithless elector?