U.S history Electoral college vocab
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Electors:
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People who cast electoral votes for their states. They are just a formality
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Electoral college:
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Our system of electing the presidents number of electoral votes=numbers of reps in the house+number of senators
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Winner takes all:
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Electoral system in which the candidate receiving the most votes wins.
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270:
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Number of Electoral votes needed to win
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Swing state:
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A state that does not consistently vote either Democratic or Republican in presidential elections.
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Unenrolled:
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Registered, but not affiliated with any political party.
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Red States:
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States that typically vote Republican
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Blue states:
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States that typically vote democrat.