The history of the Electoral College is in part tied to America's history of slavery. NPR's podcast Throughline explores the complicated story of how the U.S. presidential election system came to be.

The Electoral College is how the president of the United States is elected. In the U.S., there are 538 votes up for grabs between all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The Electoral College is how the president of the United States is elected. In the U.S., there are 538 votes up for grabs between all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The 2020 presidential election again highlights one of the most confusing and controversial parts of the U.S. elections: the Electoral College.

The Electoral College is widely known as a "winner take all" system because the winner of the popular vote in each state gets all of the state’s electoral votes.

The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA ...

Indiana representatives to the Electoral College sign paperwork to officially cast votes for President-elect Donald Trump at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Dec. 19, 2016.

It's the system that, four years ago, made Donald Trump president even though Hillary Clinton won the popular vote handily. That's because the Electoral College, established in Article II, Section ...