Most Americans want to see the president elected by a nationwide popular vote and abolish the Electoral College.
FILE - With a large American flag on the wall, people cast their ballot in the presidential election at Freedom Academy elementary school on November 8, 2016, in Provo, Utah.
Gallup has asked this question since 2000, and Americans consistently favor the popular vote route. But it was close in late November 2016, when just 49% favored a popular vote to 47% for the Electoral College.Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a race for the 270 electoral votes needed to win this election.
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