Question

the popular vote is the total number or percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and washington, d.c.; the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. explain how a candidate could win the popular vote but not the electoral college.

Explanation:

In the US presidential election, the Electoral College system allocates votes based on state - level results. A candidate can win the popular vote (more individual votes nationwide) but lose in the Electoral College if they do not win enough states with high - electoral - vote counts. For example, if a candidate wins by a large margin in less populous states and loses narrowly in highly populous states, they may have more individual votes overall but fewer electoral votes. The Electoral College assigns a number of electors to each state based on its Congressional representation, and winning a state gives a candidate all of that state's electoral votes.

Answer:

A candidate can win the popular vote but not the Electoral College because the Electoral College is based on state - by - state victories and the distribution of electoral votes per state, not just the total number of individual votes cast nationwide.