Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison), we’ve seen it happen in two of the last four presidential elections: George W. While three of those instances happened during the 1800s (John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B.
There have been five instances when the winner hasn’t had more votes by the people. But just because you win the presidency doesn’t mean you won the nation’s popular vote. The candidate with the most votes for a particular state will take all of the Electoral College votes (Nebraska and Maine dole out their Electoral votes based on the proportion of the popular vote each candidate gets) to reach that magic number of 270. Each state is assigned a set of votes based on the number of representatives in the House of Representatives, with two more added for the senators each state has in Congress. The candidate with 270 Electoral College votes takes the presidency. The United States uses Electoral Colleges to determine the president and vice president.
HOW DOES THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WORK? (Getty) 2024 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE ODDSĢ024 US PRESIDENTIAL WINNING PARTY OF POPULAR VOTE ODDS Trump is favored to win the 2024 Republican nominee.
