Do the US people directly elect the President?

Answer 1

No, the people of the US do not directly elect the president. There is a group known as the Electoral College which actually elects the President and Vice President, after being selected as proxies in the popular election. It has occurred that Presidents were elected by the electoral college vote who did not receive a majority of the popular vote nationwide.

Each political party in a state chooses a slate of electors. There are as many for a given state as a state has both US senators and US representatives in Congress. In 48 states, all of a state's electoral votes go to the single party that receives the most votes (President and Vice President). In Maine and Nebraska, some may go to the other candidates based on the vote. The electors from across the country meet in December and officially cast their votes for their candidates, and these votes are delivered to Congress to be tallied on the following January 6. If a Presidential candidate receives 270 of the 538 total electoral votes, he is declared elected, along with his Vice President, and sworn into office on January 20. If no candidate has enough votes, the House will elect the President and the Senate will elect the Vice President.

Answer 2

The president is elected every four years. The election is held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. The elected president is then sworn into office on January 20th of the following year.

Answer 3

No, people in each state for electors. The Electoral College actually elects the President.

As a practical matter, ballots in the United States make it appear that you are voting directly for a candidate. In reality, you are voting for that candidate's slate of electors.

Answer 4

no the house of representatives truly elects the president in the end.

Answer 5

No. In the US, the presidential election is through the electoral college.

Answer 6

US Citizens VOTE for their choice. BUT is is actually the Electoral College that decides.