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Is the president elected directly by popular vote?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

No. The popular vote for each state determines the ELECTORAL COLLEGE votes, which add up to declare the winner. In this way, if a candidate wins the top states, but not the popular vote, he/she will still become president.

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four times in history 4 presidents were in office, not by popular voting. The last was in 2000

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Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by?

Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.

The president of the US is directly elected by?

The electors are chosen by popular vote in every State and on the same day everywhere.

How many presidents have been elected unanimously?

No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).

Which amendment makes it possible that a presidential candidate can lose the popular vote but still win the electoral vote?

This phenomenon is not due to any amendment. Amendment 12 changed the procedure for electing the President, but did not actually change the indirect way the President is elected. Popular vote is not mentioned in the Constitution and does not elect directly elect the President and such is the plan in the body of the Constitution.

What state executive offices are elected by popular vote?

All state officials are elected by popular vote.

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