Name: Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained
Uploaded: 2019-01-02T15:10:35Z
Duration: 5 min 5 s
Description: You vote but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels. [Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Mark Phillips, narrated by Christina Greer].

You vote but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels. [Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Mark Phillips, narrated by Christina Greer].

Christina Greer: Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained

Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained

A candidate could theoretically win the presidency by securing popular votes in just 11 key states, spotlighting the system's quirks.

Electoral College intricacies reveal: winning big states can outweigh winning more states, focusing campaigns on populous regions.

A candidate can lose the popular vote yet win the presidency through strategic state victories, exposing Electoral College complexities.