Why is it possible to become president in the USA with only 22% in the popular vote? Detailed answer

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Why is it possible to become president in the USA with only 22% in the popular vote?

In the United States, the president is not elected by direct popular vote, but by the so-called Electoral College. The number of state electors is equal to the number of its representatives in Congress, depending on the population. Any citizen has the right to come to the polling station and cast their vote, then each state determines its own winner, and all the electors from that state vote for him on a winner-take-all basis. Because of this system, three times in history a candidate who did not win a majority in the popular vote became president, and the last such case was in 2016, when Donald Trump was elected. Theoretically, at extreme values of all indicators, it is possible to win elections by gaining only 22% in the popular vote.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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