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. The role of each elector in the electoral college is to vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in the elector's individual state.
He was voted in unanimously by the electoral college in 1789 and again in 1792. he is still the only president to have received 100% of the electoral votes.
He was voted in unanimously by the electoral college in 1789 and again in 1792. he is still the only president to have received 100% of the electoral votes.
The president of the United States is elected to office by the electoral college as opposed to popular vote. Any candidate who wins the presidency has to have a majority of at least 270 electoral votes. If no candidate receives a majority, the election will need to be decided via a procedure outlined in the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution.
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One notable instance where a candidate won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College is the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Hillary Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes than Donald Trump nationwide, yet Trump won the presidency by securing a majority of the Electoral College votes. This outcome highlighted the disparities between the popular vote and the Electoral College system in determining the election result.
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Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
Who wins the Presidency
Democratic Party candidate incumbent President Barack Obama won reelection in the 2012 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Mitt Romney. In the 2012 presidential election Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes and Mitt Romney received 206 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 65,446,032 and Romney 60,589,084.
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