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Elections 2024: Electoral College

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You vote, but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels.


Two hundred years ago, the Framers incorporated the Electoral College into the United States Constitution, and to this day it remains one of the most controversial aspects of that document. There have been numerous attempts to reform or even abolish it, so why is it still around?


Many people believe we should abolish the Electoral College, but it serves important purposes. 

Swing state voters will have more say over the 2024 election than the 80% of Americans in other states. Does that sound like democracy to you? Here's how we fix the Electoral College.