Which vote matters more popular vote or electoral vote?

Answer 1

The electoral vote is the one that determines who becomes president, so that one probably matters more if you care who wins.

There is actually no legal reason for calculating the national popular vote; it is merely a courtesy to the curious. The popular vote matters only on the state level (for choosing most of the electors) and the district level (for choosing five of the electors in two states). That is why the popular vote does not exist for many of the elections before every state started using the popular vote as its method for choosing its electors.

Answer 2

The United States Constitution establishes that we use the electoral college method to elect the President of the United States. Article II of the United States Constitution states that "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress".

Answer 3

The election of the U.S. President uses the electoral vote system in accordance with the United States Constitution. Article II of the United States Constitution states that "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector."

Answer 4

Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.

Answer 5

Only the votes of the electoral college ultimately matter in US presidential and vice presidential elections. However, every state appoints electors who are supporters of the winners of the popular vote within their state. The only reason that the popular votes from all of the states are added together is because the results are interesting.

Answer 6

Electoral votes are the deciding factor. A candidate could technically win the popular vote (most overall votes) and still lose the presidency due to not having enough electoral votes.

Answer 7

the winner of the most popular votes wins

Answer 8

The electoral vote.