As Election Day nears, voters are not only casting ballots for various local and state offices but also for the electors who will ultimately decide the presidency.
The unique mechanics of the U.S. presidential election mean that the candidate with the most votes nationally is not guaranteed victory, as voters select electors to cast the final votes.
The Electoral College, composed of 538 electors, requires a presidential candidate to secure 270 electoral votes to win the presidency, perpetuating the two-election system.
Despite a majority of Americans favoring a direct popular vote for president, the Electoral College system, established over 200 years ago, continues to be the method used.
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