How does the president elect the president officially?

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this will answer your question: A political candidate who has been elected president is called the president elect or incoming president. He can officially take office after being sworn in. This is called the inauguration which is Janurary 20th. Until then it is still occupied by the current outgoing president.

Answer 2

The President gets elected not by how many votes he receives but by what is called the electoral college. Every state has so many electoral votes depending on the population of the state. California being the most populated state has the most electoral votes. A presidential candidate who wins the most electoral votes by winning enough states gets that states electoral votes. So the reality of this is the people really don't elect the president and vice president the electoral college does. There have been several instances where a candidate got the majority of the popular vote of the people but did not win the presidency.
One last thing that people may not know about the electoral college is the are supposed to give their vote to the candidate that has the majority of votes in their state. They usually do give their vote to the winner of their state. However the reality is they can vote for whoever they want. DEMOCRACY!