Opinion
US Election 2024: Map the Vote!
Track the 2024 presidential election race and count the number of electoral votes earned by each candidate with our handy map!
Illinois has 19 electoral votes. Here's how the Electoral College works for the state
Like all but two U.S. states, Illinois has a winner-take-all system, in which all the state's electoral votes to go to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in the state.
2024 Electoral College Map
Use our interactive map to create your own projections for the 2024 presidential race, see how states are expected to vote and look at previous election results.
How Many Electoral College Votes Do the Seven Battleground States Have?
Just 93 out of 538 electoral votes are likely to decide the presidential election. The seven swing states have a combined total of 93 Electoral College votes, or 17.3% of the total, with both candidates devoting huge amounts of time and money trying to win them.
Why do we have the Electoral College?
When people cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election, their votes translate into Electoral College representation. Many wonder why the system still exists, and if it should.
Letters to the Editor: The U.S. has a democracy problem thanks to the electoral college
Multiple issues poll at two-thirds support among voters, but little gets done. The electoral college deserves blame. We need constitutional reform.
The 2024 Presidential Election, By the Numbers
Here’s a look at the 2024 presidential election cycle through some of the biggest and most telling data points.
Presidential election polls 2024: What polls are saying just 2 days before Election Day