Electors gathered monday in every state to formally elect donald trump president. Despite thousands of voters writing republican electors and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the electoral college. Sc results are also challenged, but didnt hear the reason why mic was turned off. How it works in contemporary presidential elections. Trump fired off those tweets during a brief electionnight spell when it looked as though mitt romney would win the popular vote and still lose to president barack. Mr trump won 30 states in the 8 november election, securing 306 of the 538 electoral. Students will view a video about the structure of the electoral college, learn about north carolinas importance in the 2016 presidential election, and participate in an electoral college simulation. How the electoral college works in 6 minutes youtube. So when you show up to vote on election day and an election day will happen in november of an election year. The electoral college and the popular vote its theoretically possible that the electoral college could upend the results of the 2016 presidential election, but such an event would be unprecedented. It is, and some critics argue that electing a president by popular vote would be fairer and simpler. Presidential election of 2004, electoral and popular vote summary apportionment of u. Electoral college changes 19602020 a net positive for.
Americas unique and controversial electoral college. Electoral vote changes between united states presidential. The evolution of the electoral college behind the scenes. The following is a summary of the electoral vote changes between united states presidential elections. Exploring the electoral college overview database of k.
Americas method of electing presidents, colloquially referred to as the electoral college, has come under fire in the aftermath of the 2000. The following is a timeline of major events leading up to, during, and after the united states presidential election of 2016. Clinton won a plurality in the popular vote, and a wide electoral college margin. Presidential elections in perspective presidential elections are a unique phenomenon. Electoral college voters officially cast ballots in 2016 presidential election. So although these states have less than half the eligible voters new york has, they get. The 2016 historical interactive map shows the official electoral vote, which trump won 304227, with seven total faithless electors. Exploring the electoral college overview in this lesson, students will learn about the history and structure of the electoral college. The republican ticket of businessman donald trump and indiana governor mike pence defeated the democratic ticket of former secretary of state hillary clinton and u. It summarizes the changes in the electoral college vote by comparing united states presidential. Dramafilled electoral college vote a fitting ending to 2016 election presidentelect donald trump speaks during a rally at the wisconsin state fair. Full 2016 electoral college results by state election. I would say that, being at ease with princes and having been founded in the regime of democracy on the agora, theatre is now indecisive, or hurting not because of the reign of television, as people pretend, but due to the essential lack of politics in which the.
Dramafilled electoral college vote a fitting ending to. Congress or, in the case of washington, dc, as many electors as it would have if it were a state. Instead, we use something called the electoral college. That means only 538 people make the final decision on which presidential candidate.
An electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. For races decided by two percentage points or less, the. Dont expect electoral college drama on december 19 the. The election was the 58th quadrennial and most recent united states presidential election, held on november 8, 2016. And though there was some momentum for reform after mr. Electors are chosen to represent their states voters and, about one month later, officially confirm the winner through a mostly symbolic vote.
However, if florida should flip and start voting democratic instead in 2016 or 2020, democrats would actually come favourably out of these long term electoral college trends instead, since this would flip another 19 evs. Here are the results state by state with a breakdown on the numbers. In 2016, california was the most misrepresented in the electoral college. Oct09 pence stages a little political theater oct09 white house. Others applaud the electoral college system because it forces candidates to address the concerns of voters around the nation.
The presidential primaries and caucuses were held between february 1 and june 14, 2016, staggered among the 50 states, washington, d. The trouble with the electoral college politico magazine. How it works in contemporary presidential elections congressional research service figures figure a1. How it works in contemporary presidential elections kindle edition by neale, thomas h download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One reason republicans feel so bitter about the 2012 presidential election is. Compare that to ten of the smallest states by population in america. Often these represent different organizations, political parties, or entities, with each organization, political party or entity represented by a particular number. A shorter version of this article was published in the washington lawyer magazine july august 2016 i. Wyoming, by contrast, assigned one electoral vote for every 85,283. In the us, we dont directly vote for our president or vice president.
The 2016 united states presidential election was the 58th quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 8, 2016. Electoral college changes 19602020 a net positive for gop as of 2012. The larger the electoral college, the more likely that it will correctly reflect the popular vote. Elections as theater volume 49 issue 1 mark chou, roland bleiker, nilanjana premaratna. The number of representatives may fluctuate based on state population, which is determined every ten years by the u. Rating is available when the video has been rented. A bizarre election ends with a bizarre electoral college tally. Electoral college alternatives and us presidential elections. I admit that recent events since 2016 have influenced me to learn more of what i can when it comes to political matters and i am glad to have come across this kindlebook that is the electoral college.
Bush was elected as president in a similar manner in the year 2000, an interest in renewing the electoral college system was sparked underhill, 2012. Every four years, americans choose their next president using a unique if not controversial and even arcane system called the electoral college. The 538 electors of the electoral college met in their respective state capitals yesterday and easily handed donald trump the mantle of presidency with only 2 gop electors defecting against him. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with. Neale to at least help me understand one part of a multiple piece puzzle.
The electoral college has, on the other hand, given us competitive and fair elections for more than two centuries. Electoral theatre theatre is an affair of the state. Trump as the nations 45th president, pushing him past the 270vote threshold for election. Map of state electoral vote allocations, presidential elections of 2012, 2016, and 2020 23 tables table a1. How it works in contemporary presidential elections by thomas h. Dont expect electoral college drama on december 19. Protests disrupt final electoral count associated press. In elections decided by a percentage point or less equal to 1. Eventually, bush was awarded the state of florida by the u.