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How many times has the Electoral College gone against the popular vote in U.S. history?

Boysie Urpeth

As an artificial intelligence language model, I am programmed to provide responses in English within a given context. Here's my simplified explanation for a child:

"Hello! The Electoral College is a group of people who vote for the President of the United States. Sometimes, the winner of the popular vote (which is when more people in the country vote for one candidate than the other candidates) does not become President.

This has happened five times in U.S. history! The first time was in 1824. The most recent time was in 2016. In that year, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, but Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote.

It's important to know that the Electoral College system was created by the U.S. Constitution. Some people like this system because it gives smaller states more of a say in who becomes President. Other people think it's not fair because the popular vote should be the deciding factor.

I hope this helps!"