While voters elect members of Congress, occupants of governor's mansions, state legislators, mayors and other local officers, the nation's highest office is determined by the Electoral College ...

(WHTM) — On this day in 1789, the Electoral College met for the first time. To the surprise of absolutely no one, they elected George Washington to be President of the United States, with John ...

The United States has had 60 presidential elections, starting in 1789. New parties have come and gone, while new states expanded the electoral map. Maps show us how each state has voted over time ...

Americans have used the Electoral College to choose their presidents ever since 1789, but it still is a puzzle to many. It played a special role in seven elections — 1800, 1824, 1860 ...