The U.S. Presidential General Election Results are the official certified totals compiled by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from state election offices. Electoral votes come from state Certificates of Vote held by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It counts every certified valid vote for president in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia (DC), while territories do not vote for president.
It does not project a winner on election night or measure polls and voter intent. The national popular sum stays descriptive, and 270 of 538 elects the president. The Commission does not run voting laws or rule on disputes, and official totals appear only after state certification.
The general election occurs every 4 years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, with early and absentee voting under state law. Local officials in towns, counties and municipalities run the count, and state governments certify results over the following weeks.
Electors meet in their states in December, Congress counts the votes in January, and inauguration follows in January. The Commission posts standalone presidential results only after certification and a bound volume later covering Senate, House, maps and summary tables. There is no fixed release time or time zone, errors are fixed by errata supplements when states amend reports, with no standard state format.
Each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia (DC) forms 1 component casting a weighted bloc totaling 538 electoral votes.
State blocs decide the presidency, not the national sum, only 270 of 538 elects the winner, and election night calls stay unofficial.
Key point: the most national votes does not win, only 270 electoral votes elect the president, and election night calls stay unofficial.
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