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because its electoral votes and it technically is the most popular but congress also has to vote the new president in.
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Are presidents elected by popular vote?
No. Popular vote is just to see what the people like. It's the electoral votes that count.
What US president has won the popular vote but did not become president of the USA?
John Quincy Adams lost the popular vote to Andrew Jackson in 1824 Ruterford B Hayes lost the popular vote to Samuel Tilden in 1876 Grover Cleveland lost the popular vote to Benjamin Harrison in 1888, which interupted his terms as presidency giving Cleveland the distinction of being the ony president to serve non-consecutive terms George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore Jr in 2000
How many times in the past has Hillary Clinton been elected president and not won the popular vote?
Hillary Clinton has never been elected president. She apparently won the popular vote in the recent 2016 presidential election.
How does the electoral college impact elections?
The electoral college elects the president and vice-president of the US. The electors are elected by popular vote and declare in advance how they will vote if they are elected, so the people choose electors who will vote the way they would vote if they were electors.
Who was the first president to be elected by a popular vote of the people?
George Washington
What is the best way to elect a president?
By popular vote! The electoral college should not decide.
If the president lost popular vote but got fewer votes and they still be elected?
if the president lost popular vote and got fewer electoral votes, he/she isn't the president... so that doesnt make sense. but yea, they wouldn't be elected cause they lost both popular and electoral. that's the question right? cause if you mean he lost popular vote but won electoral votes, he would become the president
How does Mexico pick their presidents do they let the people decide?
Yes, the Mexican president is elected by direct popular vote.
How does the European Union decide who will be president?
they vote
Why vote when the electoral college deterimes the outcome?
The popular vote in each state selects the electors who will vote in the Electoral College. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.
What is the difference between popular vote for a senator and electoral vote vote for president?
the popular vote is by everybody. the electoral vote is by electoral colleges, which not everyone is in
Why isn't the president chosen by popular vote?
The president of the United States is elected by electoral vote.
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by?
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
Do the people really vote for president?
No, the vote for president is called the popular vote and that does not count. When you cast your vote for president, you are actually voting for the electors to vote for the president.
How and why did he became president of the US?
popular vote
When did the popular vote for president begin?
1824
Did president bush win the popular vote in 2004?
Yes he won the popular vote in 2004, but not in 2000.
