When Americans cast their votes for a president, they are really electing these people then?
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If you're a United States citizen, 18 years of age or older, you probably think you have the right to vote for presidential candidates in the national election. That's partially correct. When citizens cast their ballots for president in the popular vote, they elect a slate of electors. Electors then cast the votes that decide who becomes president of the United States.
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When citizens vote in a popular election for president, they elect a slate of electors.
The votes that determine who becomes President of the United States are then cast by electors.
In most elections, electoral votes match the popular vote
However, there have been a number of times in our country's history when the person who was elected to the White House did not get the most popular votes.