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Bookmark or Share- The Electoral College vs. Popular Vote Explained - The New York TimesPresident Trump had earned 232 electoral votes. Mr. Biden was leading in the popular vote, with more than 81 million votes. More than 74 million votes had been counted for Mr. Trump.
- Majority voting system - BallotpediaA majority voting system is an electoral system in which the winner of an election is the candidate that received more than half of the votes cast. In the event that no candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters.
- Election - Plurality, Majority, Systems | BritannicaUnder the majority system, the party or candidate winning more than 50 percent of the vote in a constituency is awarded the contested seat. A difficulty in systems with the absolute-majority criterion is that it may not be satisfied in contests in which there are more than two candidates.
- Majority rule - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMajority rule is a way of making decisions in government or in voting. A decision is made if it gets more than half of the votes. Majority rule is often used in referendums, which is when voters decide if they want to make a law by voting yes or no. Majority rule is not the same as a plurality vote.
- A Guide to the Electoral College and Elections - The New York TimesInstead of voting for presidential candidates directly, when Americans cast their vote for president, they are voting to elect specific people, known as electors, to the college.
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