Electoral system of the United States

To become US President, Donald Trump does not have to get the most votes. A look at history shows that it is not as inexplicable as it seems.

Modern democracy is based on the majority principle. Depending on the electoral system, the relative or absolute majority decides who wins an election. But this rule does not apply to the most important office in the democratic world. The President of the United States is not elected directly by the people, but by an electoral college, the so-called Electoral College. This mode allows an applicant who is present when the votes cast nationwide are counted popular votemissing the majority, in the electoral college, but still ahead.