What are Some Criticisms of the Electoral College?
The Electoral College is the number of votes, simplified, that determines the outcome of a US presidential race. Essentially it equals the number of senators in the state and the number of house representatives. The more districts and house representatives a state has, the more “votes” it represents in the Electoral College. Large states have huge numbers of votes to cast. California has 55 for instance, and Texas 34. Once the popular vote has been cast, the candidate who receives the majority of votes in a state receives all electoral votes for that state. States with Electoral College votes numbering over 20 are usually called swing states.
