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The United States chose a new president in 2020, but we also got a new Electoral College map based on the 2020 U.S. Census. That’s …

Love it or hate it, see its value or think it’s a relic of the past, the Electoral College is how the United States picks …

Donald Trump: Democrat: Tossup: Download Map A Hypothetical Electoral Tie A Quinnipiac poll released on February 20, 2020 shows President Trump leading his possible Democratic …

by Raffi Piliero It’s never been about helping the small states, but helping the red states. The Electoral College is a divisive institution, has been …

by Raffi Piliero Elections – and how votes are counted – should be eminently predictable in a democracy. Yet we’ve designed a system where 538 …

by Raffi Piliero Although enshrined in the Constitution by the founding fathers, the Electoral College has become a hot button issue over the past twenty …

The Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 decision not to intervene in two partisan gerrymandering cases obviously has ramifications for redistricting and future congressional elections. But it …

Donald Trump lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes in the 2016 presidential election but won the presidency by securing enough electoral votes. …

For the first time in modern history, abolishing the Electoral College is a presidential campaign issue. Here’s a sampling of statements from the 2020 candidates: …

The split outcomes of the 2000 and 2016 presidential elections — where the winner of the popular vote lost the electoral vote — raised questions …