ELD 3.2 The Electoral College: Who elects the president?

The Electoral College

Who elects the president?

Popular Vote

• across the whole country

• number of people who voted for a candidate

• Who won the popular vote 4 years ago?

• Clinton won by over 2 million popular votes!

• Clinton LOST!!!! How!!!!

Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 Presidential Election!

• She won the popular vote.

• She lost the Electoral College vote.

• WHAT???

• 
  

• 
  

Multiple Select

Hillary Clinton ran for President in 2016. She ran against Donald Trump. Click all that are correct about what happened 4 years ago in 2016.

• Hillary Clinton is the president of the United States right now.

• In 2016, Hillary Clinton got more votes across the whole USA, but she is NOT president right now.

• Hillary Clinton won the Popular Vote.

• Hillary Clinton lost the Electoral College vote.

Electoral College Votes

• USA's presidential election is about winning 51 individual state elections. WHAT?

• We do NOT have a national election for president. If you get the most votes in the country, you might NOT win.

• We have 51 different elections for president!

Minnesota's has 10 votes in the Electoral College

• 8 congressional districts = 8 representatives to the House of representatives

• Every state has 2 SENATORS

• 8 representatives + 2 senators = 10 electoral college votes

Multiple Select

Minnesota has 8 seats in the House of Representatives. Click below all that are true.

• All 8 representatives are White.

• All 8 representatives are men.

• 5 of the representatives are White men.

• 3 of the representatives are women.

• One representative is not White.

Multiple Select

Minnesota has 2 senators. Click all the are correct.

• They are both White.

• They are both women.

2016 Electoral College results: who got to 270?

Trump 306

Clinton 232

Multiple Select

In 2016, Hillary Clinton:

Which are true for the presidential election?

• Hilary Clinton lost the popular vote.

• Hillary Clinton lost the Electoral College vote.

• Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.

• Hillary won the Electoral College vote.

• Hillary Clinton is NOT the president.

Multiple Select

In 2016, Donal Trump:

Which are true for the presidential election?

• Donald Trump lost the popular vote.

• Donal Trump lost the Electoral College vote.

• Donald Trump won the popular vote.

• Donal Trump won the Electoral College vote.

• Donal Trump is the president.

Electoral College Map 2020

• The states that change colors are called "swing states".

• The presidential race is to get 270 electoral college votes.