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The popular vote is the number of individuals who voted for a candidate.

The electoral vote refers to the 538 representatives in the electoral college that ultimately determine the outcome of a presidential election. The number of electoral representatives in each state depends on population.

Rather than directly voting for the president, United States citizens vote for representatives in the electoral college. Electors are technically free to vote for anyone, but tend to votes for candidates their constituency voted for.

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