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Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President of the United States.
The electoral college has decided the outcome of several presidential elections in US history. Some notable examples include the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016. In these cases, the candidate who won the majority of the electoral college votes became the president, despite not winning the popular vote.
Some notable 20th century elections that were ultimately decided by the electoral college include the 1960 presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, where Kennedy won by a small margin in the electoral college despite a close popular vote, and the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, which resulted in a controversial Supreme Court ruling and Bush winning the electoral college despite losing the popular vote.
Several U.S. presidents have won both the electoral and popular vote during their elections, including Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama. These presidents secured majority support from the electorate and also received the necessary electoral votes to win the presidency. Winning both votes typically indicates strong national support and legitimacy in their mandate to govern.
Texas cast its 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
George Bush became president because of the vote in the electoral college, despite not winning a plurality of the popular vote
Only in the federal elections for President of the United States can this occur, as the Electoral College vote outcome will supercede the popular vote's.
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The Electoral College is a body of representatives from each state that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States. When citizens cast their votes in presidential elections, they are actually voting for a slate of electors pledged to vote for a specific candidate. Each state has a number of electors based on its population and congressional representation, and a candidate needs a majority of the 538 electoral votes to win the presidency. This system can result in a candidate winning the presidency without winning the popular vote, as electors are awarded on a winner-takes-all basis in most states.
won Florida by a margin of about 2.8% of the vote, receiving 50.92% to McCain's 48.20%. This was significant as Florida carries a considerable number of electoral votes and winning the state helped contribute to Obama's overall victory in the election.