2024 Popular Vote Vs Electoral Vote. A majority of americans would prefer to elect the president by popular vote, rather than the electoral college, pew research center has found. In a presidential election, the popular vote simply means an aggregate of all voters from all states in america.
Npv advocates believe that those last 74 electoral votes are now within reach and hope to secure a national popular vote for the 2024 presidential election. Four candidates in history have won the popular vote only to be denied the presidency by the electoral college.