Question

decision by popular vote is called what

Answer 1

The electoral voting session or plebiscite

Answer 2

It is winning the well known vote implies that more voters, all through the nation, voted in favor of you.

Winning the Electoral College implies that you basically won more states.

Be that as it may, he won by substantial edges in the less crowded states and by little edges in a couple of key states and accordingly won the Electoral College.