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How many times in your history has the man who won the popular vote not win the electoral college?
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∙ 6y ago
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202.
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election defeating Grover Cleveland. In the 1888 presidential election Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes and Grover Cleveland received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Cleveland 5,534,488 and Harrison 5,443,892.
Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Tilden 4,288,546 and Hayes 4,034,311. The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.
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∙ 11y agoThis has happened three times- in 1876,1888 and 2000. In 1824, Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes as well as the most electoral votes. but did not have a majority of electoral votes and did not win the presidency since the House chose Adams.
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∙ 6y agoDonald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. Due to faithless voting, others receiving electoral votes were Colin Powell 3, Bernie Sanders 1, Ron Paul 1, John Kasich 1, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202.
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election defeating Grover Cleveland. In the 1888 presidential election Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes and Grover Cleveland received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Cleveland 5,534,488 and Harrison 5,443,892.
Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Tilden 4,288,546 and Hayes 4,034,311. The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.
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How have the results of the Electoral College differed from the popular?
The Electoral College is what really decides the presidency. Sadly, the Popular vote is only supposed to persuade your electoral college representative to vote for the dominant side, but in some cases that does not happen
How many times has a candidate won the electoral college vote without also winning the popular vote?
3
When did George W. Bush lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote?
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
Is the president elected directly by popular vote?
No. The popular vote for each state determines the ELECTORAL COLLEGE votes, which add up to declare the winner. In this way, if a candidate wins the top states, but not the popular vote, he/she will still become president.
How does the President Win if he loses the Election?
It's happened several times that a candidate received less than 50% of the popular vote but won in the Electoral College.
Who formally chooses the president?
The body that has the power to elect the President of the United States is the electoral college. Usually the electoral college will cast their votes in the same manner as the popular vote was. This doesn't always happen. In the election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, Al Gore won the popular vote but the electoral college elected George W. Bush.
How many times did the electoral college re-vote in the election of 1800?
133
What is the group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president?
Look up the electoral college process and you'll understand better. Hint: we pick, they pick. This happened because in colonial times, they couldn't decide who should pick the president: the "smart" people or citizens. Hope I helped....
Which candidate won the electoral college?
The Electoral college vote will be the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, when the electors of the Electoral College meet in their state capitals and cast their votes. The delay is because in times past, it took awhile to count all of the votes from outlying areas of the country.
How many time has someone been elected president by a majority of the electoral college?
55 times
What is the popular vote and the electoral vote?
Popular vote is the overall percentage of the population who voted for a presidential candidate. Electoral vote is how many electors in the electoral college vote for the candidate. Each state is entitled to a number of electors, equal to its number of congressmen (Number of Reps. + 2). The candidate which gains the most votes in the state will gain the votes of the State's electors. The popular vote determines how the electors will vote.
When did the electoral college vote against the majority?
The most recent case of this was in 2000, when Democrat Al Gore received the most popular votes (regardless of whether the final result in Florida was correct or not), but Republican George W. Bush won the Electoral College vote. This is an odd case since the US Supreme Court intervened in a dispute over who legitimately won Florida's electoral votes; the Court ruled that the votes could not be recounted to confirm the result. Bush was leading in Florida prior to the recount and therefore received Florida's votes, but if the recount had been completed and if it had resulted in Gore winning Florida (whether this would have happened is unknown), then Gore would have won the Electoral College as well as the popular vote. The Electoral vote as not agreed with the popular vote in three other instances. These occurred in 1824, 1876, and 1888.
