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5 of 46 Presidents Came into Office After Losing the National Popular Vote

The shortcomings of the current system of electing the President stem from “winner-take-all” laws that award all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in each separate state.

Because of these state laws, five of our 46 Presidents have entered office without winning the most popular votes nationwide.

In 2016, a mere 78,000 votes in three states gave Donald Trump a majority of the votes in the Electoral College. Those votes were 37 more important than votes elsewhere in the country.

In 2000, a mere 537 popular votes in Florida decided the Presidency. Those votes were 1,000 times more important than votes elsewhere.

In addition, there have been 13 near-misses in the nation’s 59 presidential elections.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE WINNER BECOMES PRESIDENT

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact will guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The Compact will take effect when enacted by states with a majority of the electoral votes (270 of 538). At that time, the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and DC will get all the electoral votes from all of the enacting states. Thus, the candidate receiving the most popular votes nationwide will be guaranteed enough electoral votes to become President.

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact will ensure that every voter, in every state, will be politically relevant in every presidential election.

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