*Election President USA*

*Election President USA* Democrats : Blue Republican : Red Summarised 👇 This is a self assessment A. *Electoral College* In United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every 4 years during the presidential election; its purpose: voting for the president and vice president. Voting on 5th Nov is for electing *538 member Electoral College*. If in a State a Democrat (Blue) is elected in this election, all votes polled in this round go to Democratic candidate for President. {Barring few exceptions above system is adopted by all States}. Winner is one who wins 270 Electoral College votes (> half of 538). In 2020 presidential election, Biden received 306 & Trump 232 of the total 538 electoral votes. Electoral College of 538 : Every State is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of Senators and Representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation. Different States have different no. of Electoral College members B) *Swing States* : Where both major parties enjoy similar level of support among voting population (within a few percentage points of each other in polls). Since 2000, five states — Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, & Virginia — have matched the eventual election winner in all but one election. Hence they are called Swing States (this is a rough assessment). C. *7 Critical States* Arizona (Blue 11 Electoral college votes), Georgia (Blue 16), Nevada (Blue 6); Michigan (15), Wisconsin (10), North Carolina (16), & Pennsylvania (19). *Each have high no. of Electoral College Vote*. {In 6 of the 7 – all but North Carolina – Biden beat Trump in 2020, giving him a lead that allowed him to win the White House}. D. *Pennsylvania* The state which decides this election