The Electoral College – explained 02:56. At state capitols across the U.S. Tuesday, the presidential electors will be gathering to cast their electoral votes, formalizing President-elect Donald ...

The number of electoral votes each state gets can change after the census every 10 years. It is tied to the number of House members plus two senators each state has in Congress.

Congress is required by law to count the electoral votes on Jan. 6 after each presidential election. However, the date has been temporarily changed by law when Jan. 6 fell on a weekend.

Trump, 78, topped the required 270 electoral votes before 4 p.m. as electors convened in statehouses across the country, with Texas sealing his victory.

Nebraska distributes electoral votes proportionally, and it flipped one vote blue in 2020. Nevada and North Carolina are also considered battle ground states . Map: Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 ...

How the counting of electoral votes has changed since Jan. 6 In response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot four years ago, Congress passed new rules to govern the presidential certification process.

The U.S. elects its president using a system called the Electoral College, which grants electoral votes to all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on their population.

According to forecasts, Trump will secure 312 electoral votes, surpassing the 270 needed to win. His victory is further solidified by a popular vote margin of approximately 2.5 million more than ...

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The Electoral College convened at the Ohio Statehouse to cast their ballots after Trump and Vance won 55% of the vote in the Nov. 5 election.