Should America keep its current system for electing the President, where the candidate who wins the most votes in the Electoral College wins the election, or should it eliminate the Electoral College so that the candidate who wins the most votes nationwide wins the election?

Conducted

February 16, 2021

34382 US adults surveyed

Conducted February 16, 2021

YouGov surveyed 34382 US adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

The president should be determined by Electoral College votes

31%

The president should be determined by the most votes nationwide

55%

Don't know

14%

Conducted February 16, 2021

YouGov surveyed 34382 US adults

The president should be determined by Electoral College votes

31%

The president should be determined by the most votes nationwide

55%

Don't know

14%

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