The Electoral College Explained
The electoral college members are the people who select the President of the United States.
They meet in December each election year to vote for the candidate who they feel should be
President. They are a group of 535 people who are unknown to the general public. United
States territories do not have electoral college members; therefore, their votes are purely
symbolic. Over 4 million Americans live in US territories. Electoral college members are not
bound to the votes of their state citizens, and have voted against their citizens 87 times thus far.
