Jeff Greenfield is a contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine covering U.S. politics. He’s a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and has written multiple books about American politics.

On election night, Americans across the country were focused on one number: 270. It’s a well-known – and hotly-contentious – fact that in American politics, presidential candidates must win 270 ...

Nov 5 (Reuters) - In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Virginia is joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an ...

Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different ...

Left Hates That Electoral College Not Just for Elites ...

It’s the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December in a presidential election year, so we all know what that means – Electoral College day. As per the Constitution, electors in 50 states ...

Americans are voting with their feet. Recent census data shows significant population gains mostly in so-called “red states.” ...

The next presidential election is still three years away, but the constant shift in Illinois’ Electoral College vote has been fascinating to watch. While most American elections are simple matters of ...

Democrats in mostly blue Maine are threatening to retaliate if Republican-led Nebraska changes how it awards Electoral ...

For an explainer on today’s process, click here. To see the times each state will vote, click here. To see a list of legislatures live-streaming Electoral College voting, click here. It’s the first ...