There are 538 votes in the Electoral College and it takes 270 — a majority — to win the presidency. In the 2024 election, CBS News projects Trump has secured 312 to Harris' 226. The race ...

These are the Electoral College votes a candidate needs to win the presidency. The system has been around since the first election when George Washington carried all 69 electoral votes.

However, while every vote is significant, the outcome is ultimately decided by the Electoral College, a system that some critics argue is outdated. The Electoral College is a complex system in ...

With Donald Trump’s crushing victory this past Tuesday, schemes to get rid of the Electoral College are off the table — for the next several years, at least. It could have been otherwise.

With Election Day finally here, it's time to delve into the rules behind the Electoral College and how it decides who will be the next president. The Electoral College, which was first created in ...

At the heart of this process was the Electoral College, a unique system that translates popular votes into electoral votes, determining who wins the presidency. With the 2024 election underway ...

It's possible to become President of the United States without getting the most votes, thanks to the Electoral College. The system allocates 538 votes across the country, and a candidate needs a ...

The results in Nevada and Arizona brought the Electoral College count to 312 for Trump compared with 226 for Democrat Kamala Harris, putting him above the 270 needed to win.

Arizona has 11 electoral college points, putting the final tally for Trump at 312 to Harris' 226. This marks the largest margin of victory by a Republican presidential candidate since 1988 ...

Trump's projected wins in all seven of them put him over the top in the Electoral College. Both Harris and Trump made repeated visits to these seven competitive states, where CBS News polling ...