Americans would support a transition from the current Electoral College system of divvying up presidential votes by state and replacing it with a nationwide popular vote, according to a new poll from Gallup out Monday. 62 say lawmakers should amend the Constitution to do so and 35 percent say we should keep the Electoral College in place.
From Gallup: “Those who advocate abolishing the Electoral College often do so on the basis that the system puts undue emphasis on a small number of swing states. Whether Americans as a whole are concerned about that byproduct is unclear. However, they broadly agree that the country should adopt a system in which the popular vote prevails. While Republicans are less supportive of this than Democrats, 11 years after the 2000 election politicized the issue, the majority of Republicans once again favor the change.”
