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  Explainer The Electoral College, Explained A national popular vote would help ensure that every vote counts equally, making American democracy more representative. Tim Lau Updated February 13, 2023 Published February 17, 2021 U.S. Constitution In the United States, the presidency is decided not by the national popular vote but by the Electoral College — an outdated and convoluted system that sometimes yields results contrary to the choice of the majority of American voters. On five occasions, including in two of the last six elections, candidates have won the Electoral College, and thus the presidency, despite losing the nationwide popular vote.  Part of Explainers   More on Electoral College Reform The Electoral College has racist origins — when established, it applied the three-fifths clause, which gave a long-term electoral advantage to slave states in the South — and continues to dilute the political power of voters of color. It incentivizes presidential campai...