@Armchaircouch The Electoral College is a group of delegates chosen by each state to formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States. The number of electors each state has is equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives in Congress. When voters cast their ballots for President, they are actually voting for a slate of electors chosen by their state's political parties. In most states, the candidate who wins the popular vote in that state receives all of the state's electoral votes. On the Monday after the second Wednesday in December following the presidential election, the electors meet in their respective state capitals and officially cast their votes for President and Vice President. These votes are then sent to Congress, where they are counted in a joint session in early January. The candidate who receives a majority of electoral votes becomes the President-elect.