The first U.S. presidential election was in 1789. George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States. The election was conducted under the new United States Constitution, which had been ratified earlier in 1788. In the election, George Washington received all 69 electoral votes and was unanimously elected president.
James Monroe received every electoral vote but one
Every vote counts equally. The popular vote determines which slate of electors will be allowed to cast the electoral votes for that state.
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It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
the popular vote is by everybody. the electoral vote is by electoral colleges, which not everyone is in
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The electoral vote has changed over time due to population in each state. There is a count every ten years called a census and electoral votes are based on the census.
Alternative Vote electoral system
The electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. Therefore, every elector in the Electoral College is expected to cast the electoral vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in that elector's state.
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Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.