There are 538 total electoral votes given to each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. based on how many members of Congress it has in Washington. Candidates need 270 votes to win.

Montana’s three votes in the Electoral College went to Republican nominee Donald J. Trump, as expected. This year's proceeding was different from those in years past, with then-Montana Secretary ...

Elector Joyce C. Haas, of State College, casts her ballot during the meeting of Pennsylvania’s electors in the Electoral College, in the House Of Representatives chamber of the Pennsylvania ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Presidential electors cast the votes Monday that affirmed Joe Biden as the nation's next president, a formality that took on ...

This happened in 2000 when former President George W. Bush won the electoral college after losing the popular vote, and again in 2016 when former President Trump won the office in the same way ...

In 2016, Mr. Trump narrowly prevailed in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, winning all 75 Electoral College votes from those states, despite winning them by a combined average of less ...

The Electoral College consists of 538 electoral votes, which are distributed amongst each state based on the number of congressional members. Washington, D.C. also has three electoral votes.

Today, we’re going to moan about the Electoral College. Yes! That … system we have for actually choosing a president. The one that makes who got the most votes more or less irrelevant.