US presidential election results: State by state

Here's a tally of how the states voted in the 2008 presidential election. According to latest figures, president-elect Barack Obama secured 364 electoral college votes, his Republican rival John McCain,...

How does electoral college voting work?

The winning candidate in the US Election will not be decided by a popular vote; this will be decided by an indirect vote via the electoral college system.  The electoral college system can confuse people...